---
title: "writingDirection(strategy:)"
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swiftui/view/writingdirection(strategy:)"
---

# writingDirection(strategy:)

A modifier for the default text writing direction strategy in the view hierarchy.

## Declaration

```swift
nonisolated func writingDirection(strategy: Text.WritingDirectionStrategy) -> some View

```

## Discussion

Discussion To control the writing direction explicitly, choose the layoutBased mode and set the layoutDirection to the appropriate value.

## See Also

### Text layout

- [allowsTightening(_:)](swiftui/view/allowstightening(_:).md)
- [baselineOffset(_:)](swiftui/view/baselineoffset(_:).md)
- [flipsForRightToLeftLayoutDirection(_:)](swiftui/view/flipsforrighttoleftlayoutdirection(_:).md)
- [kerning(_:)](swiftui/view/kerning(_:).md)
- [lineHeight(_:)](swiftui/view/lineheight(_:).md)
- [minimumScaleFactor(_:)](swiftui/view/minimumscalefactor(_:).md)
- [tracking(_:)](swiftui/view/tracking(_:).md)
- [truncationMode(_:)](swiftui/view/truncationmode(_:).md)
- [typesettingLanguage(_:isEnabled:)](swiftui/view/typesettinglanguage(_:isenabled:).md)