bdo – BiDi override

ⓘ bdo – BiDi override # T

The bdo element represents an explicit text directionality formatting control for its children; it provides a means to specify a direction override of the Unicode BiDi algorithm [BIDI].

Permitted contents #

phrasing content

Permitted attributes #

ⓘ global attributes: Any attributes permitted globally.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

A “bdo” element must have a “dir” attribute.

Tag omission #

A bdo element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain phrasing elements

DOM interface #

Uses HTMLElement.

Typical default display properties #

bdo {

unicode-bidi: bidi-override; }

HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)