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Values for DirText and LabelText fields

DirText and LabelText can take one of the standard values or user-defined text:

Style direction DirText produces TextDir||historic= LabelText produces TextDir||traditional= LabelText produces TextDir||modern= LabelText produces
Full {{TextDir|LTR|full}} Left-to-Right, down the page LTR|full Hist: Left-to-Right, down the page LTR|full Trad: Left-to-Right, down the page LTR|full Mod: Left-to-Right, down the page
Expanded {{TextDir|LTR|exp}} Left-to-Right (down) LTR|exp Hist: Left-to-Right (down) LTR|exp Trad: Left-to-Right (down) LTR|exp Mod: Left-to-Right (down)
Short {{TextDir|LTR|short}} LTR (down) LTR|short Hist: LTR (down) LTR|short Trad: LTR (down) LTR|short Mod: LTR (down)
In-Line {{TextDir|LTR|words}} left to right LTR|words Hist: left to right LTR|words Trad: left to right LTR|words Mod: left to right
Default {{TextDir|LTR}} LTR LTR| Hist: LTR LTR| Trad: LTR LTR| Mod: LTR
Custom {{TextDir|LTR|Your text}} Your text LTR|Your text Hist: Your text LTR|Your text Trad: Your text LTR|Your text Mod: Your text
Blank {{TextDir|LTR|none}} LTR|none Hist: LTR|none Trad: LTR|none Mod:
Multiples {{TextDir|RLR-TB|historic=LTR|modern=TB-LR|traditional=Ck-Out|words}} produces right-left, left-right, etc.,Hist: left to right, Trad: clockwise swirl, Mod: top to bottom
  • Note that only the Full and Expanded styles fully differentiate all writing directions.