diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
index 7653663a1..e881040d8 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
           "word-wrap":       "normal",
           "white-space":     "nowrap",
           "float":           "none",
+          "direction":       "ltr",
           border: 0, padding: 0, margin: 0
         },
 
diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
index ff5d47efc..7a44aeee0 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
           "word-wrap":       "normal",
           "white-space":     "nowrap",
           "float":           "none",
+          "direction":       "ltr",
           border: 0, padding: 0, margin: 0
         },