The <bdi> element isolates text that may have a different text direction from its surrounding text. This prevents the browser's bidirectional text algorithm from affecting or being affected by the direction of the surrounding text.

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Browser support

• Chrome 16 Released on 2011-12-13
• Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
• Edge 79 Released on 2020-01-15
• Firefox 10 Released on 2012-01-31
• Firefox for Android 10 Released on 2012-01-31
• Safari 6 Released on 2012-07-25
• Safari on iOS 6 Released on 2012-09-10

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