dir=ltr for right-to-left language Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

The dir attribute does not match the writing direction of the lang attribute.

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English and other European languages use dir='ltr'. Arabic and Hebrew use dir='rtl'.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 1.3.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.47 Dec 2022 Improved detection.
• 5.38 Jul 2020 Implemented dir inheritance.
• 5.30 Jul 2018 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccLangWrongDir