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The dir pseudo class of CSS applies styling to the elements that match the defined directionality. ##Supported values | Value | Definition | | — | —| |ltr| left to right| |rtl| right to left| ##CSS syntax :dirltr /* CSS Code */
Last updated on : 2025-03-16
Browser Versions
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Firefox
Chrome
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Opera
Fully Supported
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No Support
HTML Standard # selector-ltr Selectors Level 4 # the-dir-pseudo
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on IE is not supported on any IE versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Edge is fully supported on 121-133, and not supported on 12-120 Edge versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Firefox is fully supported on 17-138, and not supported on 2-16 Firefox versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Chrome is fully supported on 121-136, and not supported on 4-120 Chrome versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Safari is fully supported on 16.5-18.4, and not supported on 3.2-16 Safari versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Opera is fully supported on 106-114, and not supported on 9.5-105 Opera versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 16.4-18.4, and not supported on 3.2-16.3 Safari on iOS versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Android Browser is fully supported on 120-133, and not supported on 2.3-119 Android Browser versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 80-80, and not supported on 10-73 Opera Mobile versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Chrome for Android is fully supported on 120-133, and not supported on 97-119 Chrome for Android versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
:dir() CSS pseudo-class on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 25-27, and not supported on 4-24 Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note::dir() CSS pseudo-class shows a browser compatibility score of 70. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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