textdirection
nounUK /ˈtɛkst dɪˌrɛkʃən/
US /ˈtɛkst dəˌrɛkʃən/
The way words go across a page, like left to right or right to left.
The app lets you change the text direction so Arabic words read from right to left.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A setting in a computer program that decides which side text starts from.
Set the text direction to right-to-left before typing in Hebrew.
3. The flow of characters in a document, such as top to bottom for some scripts.
Traditional Chinese can use a top-to-bottom text direction.
4. The way a webpage arranges its words for different languages.
The website switches text direction automatically when you pick Arabic.