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Style unicodeBidi Property

Style Object

Definition and Usage

The unicodeBidi property is used with the direction property to set or return whether the text should be overridden to support multiple languages in the same document.

Syntax

Set the unicodeBidi property:

Object.style.unicodeBidi="normal|embed|bidi-override|inherit"

Return the unicodeBidi property:

Object.style.unicodeBidi

Value	Description
normal	Does not use an additional level of embedding. This is default
embed	Creates an additional level of embedding
bidi-override	Creates an additional level of embedding. Reordering depends on the direction property
inherit	The value of the unicodeBidi property is inherited from parent element

Browser Support

The unicodeBidi property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".

Example

Override text:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.unicodeBidi="bidi-override";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p>This is some text.</p>
<p id="p1" style="direction:rtl">This is another text.</p>
<br>

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Override text</button>

</body>
</html>

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Style Object