Tag <bdo> HTML Reference

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Example

Specify the text direction:

<bdo dir="rtl">Here is some Hebrew text!</bdo>

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

1. Definition and Usage

bdo stands for Bi-Directional Override.

The <bdo> tag is used to override the current text direction.

2. Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

None

3. Required Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
dir ltr
rtl		 Specifies the text direction of the text inside a <bdo> element STF

4. Standard Attributes

The <bdo> tag supports the Standard Attributes in HTML.

5. Event Attributes

The <bdo> tag also supports the Standard Event Attributes in HTML.

Other HTML/XHTML tags:

<!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <h1> to <h6> <head> <header> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>

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