HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
bdo
Synopsis
<bdo> . . . </bdo>
Stands for “bidirectional override” and is used to indicate a selection of text that reads in the
opposite direction than the surrounding text. For instance, in a left-to-right reading document,
the
bdo
element may be used to indicate a selection of Hebrew text that reads right to left
(
rtl
).
Usage
Categories:
Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content
Permitted contexts:
Where phrasing content is expected
Permitted content:
Phrasing content
Start/end tags:
Required/Required
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
dir
=
"ltr|rtl|auto"
Specifies the direction of the text:
ltr
(left to right),
rtl
(right to left), or
auto
(determ-
ined by the user agent).
