unicode-bidi

Support Key: [CSS2] [IE5]
Other International Properties
direction
ruby-align
ruby-overhang
ruby-position
line-break
word-break
writing-mode
ime-mode
text-justify
text-autospace
text-kashida-space
layout-flow
layout-grid
layout-grid-mode
layout-grid-type
layout-grid-line
layout-grid-char
layout-grid-char-spacing
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Default Value:
normal
Applicable Elements:
All
Inherit From Parent:
No
Applicable Media:
Visual
HTML Equivalent:
NA
What is it?
Text in some languages flows from right to left, while many other languages flow from left to right. There will inevitably be cases where left to right text and right to left content must be intermingled. Unicode allows for a complex process of determining the directional flow of content based on properties of the characters and content, as well as explicit controls for language "embeddings" and directional overrides. This algorithm should be used with bi-directional content as formatted by CSS. The 'unicode-bidi' and 'direction' properties specify how document content maps to the Unicode algorithm.

Allowed Values
inherit
[CSS2]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
normal
[CSS2] [IE5]
Type: Explicit
Description:
The element will not open an additional level of embedding. In the case of inline elements, implicit Unicode character ordering will be applied across elements.
embed
[CSS2] [IE5]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Creates an additional explicit Unicode bidi embedding level, with the direction of the content specified by the 'direction' property. Implicit Unicode character ordering is also obeyed.
bidi-override
[CSS2] [IE5]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Creates an additional explicit Unicode bidi embedding level (like the "embed" value), with the direction of the content specified ONLY by the 'direction' property; ordering based on implicit Unicode character properties is not obeyed. This value literally overrides the normal Unicode ordering scheme.
Example
Ext/Doc: div { unicode-bidi: embed; direction: rtl }
In-Line:  <div STYLE="unicode-bidi: embed; direction: rtl">Bidi content</div>
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