Quick Reference
The unicode-bidi property is used together with the direction property to set or return whether the text should be overridden to support multiple languages.
div {
direction: rtl;
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}Default
| Default value | normal |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | The element does not open an additional level of embedding (default) |
| embed | For inline elements, this value opens an additional level of embedding |
| bidi-override | For inline elements, this creates an override; for block elements, this creates an override for inline-level descendants that are not within another block element |
| isolate | The element is isolated from its siblings |
| isolate-override | This 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 makes the elements directionality calculated without considering its parent bidirectional state or the value of the direction property |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.unicodeBidi = 'bidi-override';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.unicodeBidi = 'bidi-override';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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