A tiny and simple package for detecting the direction of a locale.

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npm install dir-detect

pnpm install dir-detect

yarn add dir-detect

import { getDirection, isRTL } from 'dir-detect';

// isRTL
console.log(isRTL('en')); // false
console.log(isRTL('ar')); // true

// getDirection
console.log(getDirection('en')); // 'ltr'
console.log(getDirection('ar')); // 'rtl'

Checks if a locale is right-to-left.

Gets the direction of a locale. Returns 'rtl' or 'ltr'.

The data for RTL languages and scripts is based on information from the following sources:

• Right-to-left script on Wikipedia
• Table of scripts in Unicode on Wikipedia

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MIT © Shahrad Elahi and contributors.