is_rtl(): bool

Determines whether the current locale is right-to-left (RTL).


Description

For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out the Conditional Tags article in the Theme Developer Handbook.


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Return

bool Whether locale is RTL.


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More Information

Deprecate get_bloginfo(‘text_direction’) in favor of is_rtl() in Version 3.0.


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Source

File: wp-includes/l10n.php. View all references

function is_rtl() {
	global $wp_locale;
	if ( ! ( $wp_locale instanceof WP_Locale ) ) {
		return false;
	}
	return $wp_locale->is_rtl();
}


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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
3.0.0 Introduced.

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