It is used to change the text direction horizontally from left or from right(it is same as text alignment value left and right).
Syntax -
direction:value;
values
ltr |
It is use to display texts in left side.(default) |
rtl | It is use to display texts in right side. |
- ltr-left to right
- rtl-right to left
For example -
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>CSS Text Direction</title>
<style>
h4 {
direction: ltr;
}
h3 {
direction: rtl;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h4>This is the default text direction (ltr).</h4>
<h3>This is right-to-left text direction (rtl).</h3>
</body>
</html>
Output