HTML bdo tag

Example

Specify the text direction:

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

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Definition and Usage

bdo stand for bidirectional override.
The <bdo> tag allows you to specify the text direction and override the bidirectional algorithm.

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Browser Support

The <bdo> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Note: This tag is not supported in Safari version 2 and earlier.

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Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Required Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
dir	ltr rtl	Defines the text direction	STF

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang