bdo | NN n/a IE n/a DOM 1
The bdo element is designed to assist in instances when, due to various conversions during text processing, the normal bidirectional algorithms must be explicitly overridden. The primary property of this object is dir, which is shared among all other element objects.
HTML Equivalent
    <bdo>
Object-Specific Properties
None.
Object-Specific Methods
None.
Object-Specific Event Handler Properties
None.

dir | NN 6 IE 5 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Indicates the direction of character rendering for the element's text whose characters are not governed by inherent directionality according to the Unicode standard and default browser language system. Character rendering is either left-to-right or right-to-left.
Value
ltr | rtl (case insensitive string).
Default
ltr

filters[ ] | NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a
Returns an array of all filter objects contained by the current element. Applies only to the following element objects: bdo, body, button, div, fieldset, img, input, marquee, rt, ruby, span, table, td, textarea, and th. See the filter object for referencing syntax.
Value
Array of filter object references.
Default
Array of length zero.