HTML5 MathML dir Attribute

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

This attributes holds the direction value. It holds two types of direction values ltr for left to right and rtl for right to left. This attribute is accepted by <math>, <mi>, <mo>, <mrow>, <ms>,  and <mtext>.

Syntax:

<element dir="ltr|rtl">

Attribute Values:

  • ltr: This value holds the direction from left to right.
  • rtl: This value holds the direction from right to left.

Below example illustrate the dir attribute in HTML5 MathML:

Example:

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 

<head> 
    <title>HTML5 MathML dir attribute</title> 
</head> 

<body> 
    <center> 
        <h1 style="color:green"> 
            GeeksforGeeks 
        </h1> 
        
        <h3>HTML5 MathML dir attribute</h3> 
        
        <math dir="rtl"> 
            <mrow> 
                <mrow> 
                    <msup> 
                        <mi>x</mi> 
                        <mn>2</mn> 
                    </msup> 
                    <mo>+</mo> 
                    <msup> 
                        <mi>y</mi> 
                        <mn>2</mn> 
                    </msup> 
                </mrow> 
                <mo>=</mo> 
                <msup> 
                    <mi>z</mi> 
                    <mn>2</mn> 
                </msup> 
            </mrow> 
        </math> 
    </center> 
</body> 

</html> 

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML5 MathML dir attribute are listed below:

  • Firefox
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