Set text direction based on localization text direction

[sftim]

This is a Feature Request

What would you like to be added
Edit the Hugo layout template(s) for the site to set dir on the html element, so that browsers know what text direction is in use.

Why is this needed
This change would support or enable #22730 and #46042

Comments
/area localization
/kind feature
/help
/triage accepted

You should work on this if you have the capacity to and you already understand a little about Hugo templating. The change may not be suitable for a contributor who is new to working with Hugo and Hugo themes.

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This is a Feature Request

What would you like to be added
Edit the Hugo layout template(s) for the site to set dir on the html element, so that browsers know what text direction is in use.

Why is this needed
This change would support or enable #22730 and #46042

Comments
/area localization
/kind feature
/help
/triage accepted

You should work on this if you have the capacity to and you already understand a little about Hugo templating. The change may not be suitable for a contributor who is new to working with Hugo and Hugo themes.

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[sftim]

/priority backlog

[sftim]

More about dir:

• https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-html-dir
• https://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/dirlang.html#h-8.2
• https://gohugo.io/content-management/multilingual/
  • latest Hugo uses languageDirection; we might need to adapt
• RTL (Right-to-Left) support for special languages as in Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, etc google/docsy#253 (we use the Docsy theme, moderately customized)

[mariasalcedo]

Can I help on this one?