CSS unicode-bidi Property
Example
.example {
direction: rtl;
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}Meaning
The unicode-bidi property allows the text direction to be overridden to support multiple languages and text flow directions in the same document.
Note: That the unicode-bidi and direction properties are the only properties that are not affected by the all shorthand.
Warning: This property is intended for Document Type Definition (DTD) designers. Web designers and similar authors should not override it.
| Default value: | normal |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
unicode-bidi: normal|embed|bidi-override|isolate|isolate-override|plaintext|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | This is default value. Specifies the standard direction and rendering. |
| embed | This allows a new level of embedding to change direction. |
| bidi-override | This allows the direction property to override any predefined direction. |
| isolate | This keyword indicates that the element's container directionality should be calculated without considering the content of this element. The element is therefore isolated from its siblings. When applying its bidirectional-resolution algorithm, its container element treats it as one or several U+FFFC Object Replacement Character, i.e. like an image. |
| isolate-override | This keyword applies the isolation behavior of the isolate keyword to the surrounding content and the override behavior of the bidi-override keyword to the inner content. |
| plaintext | This keyword makes the elements directionality calculated without considering its parent bidirectional state or the value of the direction property. The directionality is calculated using the P2 and P3 rules of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm. This value allows the display of data that is already formatted using a tool following the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
unicode-bidi: normal;
}