CSS: direction

Specifies the text direction for the element.

Browser/User Agent Support

IE Netscape Mozilla Opera Safari
5.0+ 6.0+ 1.0+ no 1.0+

IE	Netscape	Mozilla	Opera	Safari
5.0+	6.0+	1.0+	no	1.0+

[left-to-right | right-to-left]

inherit Inherit the value from the parent element.
ltr Left-to-right.
rtl Right-to-left.

W3C CSS2

inherit	Inherit the value from the parent element.
ltr	Left-to-right.
rtl	Right-to-left.