CSS 2.1 Reference: direction Property

CSS direction Property
Syntax	selector {direction: value;} value is specified by using one of the following keywords: ltr, rtl, or inherit.
Usage	The direction property is used to specify whether the text direction is ltr (left to right) or rtl (right to left). This property is specified by using a keyword according to the syntax shown above. CSS Example: The direction properties are set using both ltr and rtl. #tst1 {direction: ltr;} #tst2 {direction: rtl;}
Keywords	ltr - Left to right text direction. rtl - Right to left text direction. inherit - The inherit keyword is used to specify that the value for this property should be taken from the parent element. If inherit is used with the root element, then the initial value for this property will be used.
Applies To	Applies to all elements. However, for the direction property to affect an inline element, the element's unicode-bidi property needs to be set to embed or override.
Inherited	Yes
Initial Value	ltr

direction Property Examples
The direction properties are set using both ltr and rtl.