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<bdi>

Widely available since 2022-07-15
Tags: html Groups: HTML > HTML elements

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.

Specifications

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