is_rtl()WP 3.0.0

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

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

No Hooks.

Returns

bool. Whether locale is RTL.

Usage

is_rtl();

Notes

Global. WP_Locale. $wp_locale WordPress date and time locale object.

Changelog

Since 3.0.0 Introduced.

is_rtl() code WP 7.1

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