Layout direction override

The unicode-bidi and direction CSS properties override the Unicode layout algorithm. They are intended for Document Type Definition (DTD) designers. For HTML documents, you should use the dir global HTML attribute and <bdo> HTML element instead.

Baseline Status: Achieved Widely Available on Jul 15, 2022 (Cross-browser Newly Available since Jan 15, 2020).

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

48

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

50

Supported

Apple Safari

11

Supported

Microsoft Edge

79

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

48

Firefox Android

50

Safari iOS

11

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

css.properties.direction ↗ css.properties.direction.ltr ↗ css.properties.direction.rtl ↗ css.properties.unicode-bidi ↗ css.properties.unicode-bidi.bidi-override ↗ css.properties.unicode-bidi.embed ↗ css.properties.unicode-bidi.isolate ↗ css.properties.unicode-bidi.isolate-override ↗ css.properties.unicode-bidi.normal ↗ css.properties.unicode-bidi.plaintext ↗