HTML < bdo > Tag

Example

Specify the text direction:

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

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 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

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Standard Attributes

The <bdo> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
class	classname	Specifies a classname for an element	STF
id	id	Specifies a unique id for an element	STF
lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element	STF
style	style_definition	Specifies an inline style for an element	STF
title	text	Specifies extra information about an element	STF
xml:lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents	STF

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Event Attributes

The <bdo> tag does not support any event attributes.