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CSS unicode-bidi Property

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Example

Overriding text:

div {
    direction: rtl;
    unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property Chrome IE Firefox Safari Opera
unicode-bidi 2.0 5.5 1.0 1.3 9.2

Definition and Usage

The unicode-bidi property, used together with the direction property, sets or returns whether the text should be overridden to support multiple languages in the same document.

Default value: normal
Inherited: yes
Animatable: no. See animatable
Version: CSS2
JavaScript syntax: object.style.unicodeBidi="bidi-override" Try it

CSS Syntax

unicode-bidi: normal|embed|bidi-override|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description Test
normal Default. No additional level of embedding. Test »
embed Creates an additional level of embedding. Test »
bidi-override Creates an additional level of embedding. Reordering depends on the direction property. Test »
initial Sets this property to its default value. See initial Test »
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See inherit

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CSS Tutorial: CSS Text

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