TextDirection Pad
TextDirection Pad is a Firefox extension that previews LTR, RTL, and dir="auto" behavior for text entered in a toolbar popup. It detects directional characters and lets users copy local HTML snippets for bilingual interfaces, documentation, support replies, and product labels.
Overview
7 featuresTextDirection Pad is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on preparing and checking mixed left-to-right and right-to-left text without manually testing HTML direction behavior. It is built as a consumer product for developers, technical writers, support teams, and localization professionals. TextDirection Pad is free to use. It ships for the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
It is developed by Liang, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include text direction preview, LTR detection, and RTL detection. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Text direction preview
- LTR detection
- RTL detection
- Auto direction preview
- HTML snippet copying
- Toolbar popup
- Clipboard copying
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Indexing history
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- Indexed7 Sept · 00:25 UTCTextDirection Pad verified via Firefox Add-onsSource: Firefox Add-ons · Open
Frequently asked questions about TextDirection Pad
- What is TextDirection Pad?
- TextDirection Pad focuses on preparing and checking mixed left-to-right and right-to-left text without manually testing HTML direction behavior. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
- Who should use TextDirection Pad?
- TextDirection Pad is a consumer product built for developers, technical writers, support teams, and localization professionals.
- Does TextDirection Pad have a free plan?
- Yes — TextDirection Pad is free to use.
- What platforms does TextDirection Pad run on?
- TextDirection Pad runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Is TextDirection Pad still active?
- Unverified. TextDirection Pad has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who develops TextDirection Pad?
- TextDirection Pad is developed by Liang.
- How long has TextDirection Pad been around?
- TextDirection Pad first shipped in 2026.
- What languages does TextDirection Pad support?
- The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.
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