Web/API/Notification/dir

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Secure contextThis feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The dir read-only property of the Notification interface indicates the text direction of the notification, as specified in the dir option of the Notification() constructor.

Syntax

var direction = Notification.dir;

Value

A DOMString specifying the text direction. Possible values are:

auto: adopts the browser's language setting behaviour (the default.)
ltr: left to right.
rtl : right to left.

Note: Most browsers seem to ignore explicit ltr and rtl settings, and just go with the browser-wide setting.

Examples

The following snippet fires a notification; a simple options object is created, then the notification is fired using the Notification() constructor.

var options = {
  body: 'Do you like my body?',
  dir: 'rtl'
}

var n = new Notification('Test notification',options);

console.log(n.dir) // should return 'rtl'

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Notifications APIThe definition of 'dir' in that specification.	Living Standard	Living standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`dir`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support