How to detect text direction of element using Javascript?

Question

What\'s the best way to detect the text direction of an html element using Javascript? I would expect to get either \"rtl\" or \"ltr\".

Answer 1

You can simply use the style object:

console.log(document.getElementById('baz').style.direction);

DEMO

Take note that this object of the DOM only represents the in-line styles of an element, it doesn't apply to any css style sheets.