Right-to-left language without dir Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

The lang attribute specifies a language written right-to-left, so dir=rtl is needed to change the text layout direction.

Help

Add dir="rtl" next to the lang attribute.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 1.3.2
• WCAG 2.1 1.3.2
• Section 508 (2017) 1.3.2

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: AccLangRequiresDir