Language Direction

by Stephen Paul Hassall · coderundebug.com · Developer Tools

Established publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Change the direction and the writing mode of the page.

Users

283

+14 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#55K

#46K among extensions

Version

1.0

updated 20 Dec 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 283 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Language Direction

Some languages show text in different directions. English is written from left to right, Arabic is right to left and Chinese is written from top to bottom. This extension allows you to change how the text on a page is written. Its primary use is for software developers and testing CSS. It sets the body element with the CSS properties "direction" and "writing-mode" to change how the flow of text and other elements appear on the page. This can be helpful for developers testing their own sites to make sure everything works correctly in different places around the world.