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RTL Layout

Complete right-to-left layout with sidebar, navigation and content area using CSS logical properties for seamless LTR/RTL switching.

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Targets: JS HTML

Code

/* ── Reset & Base ── */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

:root {
  --bg-primary: #0a0a0a;
  --bg-secondary: #111111;
  --bg-tertiary: #1a1a1a;
  --bg-card: #141414;
  --border: #252525;
  --border-light: #333333;
  --text-primary: #f0f0f0;
  --text-secondary: #999999;
  --text-muted: #666666;
  --accent-blue: #3b82f6;
  --accent-green: #22c55e;
  --accent-amber: #f59e0b;
  --accent-red: #ef4444;
  --radius: 10px;
  --sidebar-width: 260px;
  --topbar-height: 60px;
}

html {
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
  background: var(--bg-primary);
  color: var(--text-primary);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

body {
  min-height: 100vh;
}

button {
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  background: none;
  color: inherit;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

ul {
  list-style: none;
}

/* ── App shell ── */
.app-shell {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 100vh;
}

/* ── Sidebar ── */
.sidebar {
  position: fixed;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  inset-inline-start: 0;
  inline-size: var(--sidebar-width);
  block-size: 100vh;
  background: var(--bg-secondary);
  border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  z-index: 100;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.sidebar.collapsed {
  transform: translateX(-100%);
}

[dir="rtl"] .sidebar.collapsed {
  transform: translateX(100%);
}

.sidebar-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-block: 20px;
  padding-inline: 20px;
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.sidebar-logo {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--accent-blue);
}

.sidebar-brand {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.sidebar-nav {
  flex: 1;
  padding-block: 16px;
  padding-inline: 12px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}

.nav-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-block: 10px;
  padding-inline: 14px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  transition: all 0.2s;
}

.nav-link:hover {
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
  color: var(--text-primary);
}

.nav-link.active {
  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.12);
  color: var(--accent-blue);
}

.nav-icon {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  inline-size: 24px;
  text-align: center;
}

.sidebar-footer {
  padding-block: 16px;
  padding-inline: 16px;
  border-block-start: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.user-badge {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.user-avatar {
  inline-size: 36px;
  block-size: 36px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent-blue);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.user-info {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.user-name {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.user-role {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

/* ── Main area ── */
.main-area {
  flex: 1;
  margin-inline-start: var(--sidebar-width);
  transition: margin-inline-start 0.3s ease;
}

.main-area.expanded {
  margin-inline-start: 0;
}

/* ── Topbar ── */
.topbar {
  position: sticky;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  block-size: var(--topbar-height);
  padding-inline: 24px;
  background: var(--bg-primary);
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--border);
  z-index: 50;
}

.topbar-start,
.topbar-end {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.sidebar-toggle {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  padding: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
}

.sidebar-toggle:hover {
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
}

.page-title {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.dir-toggle {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-block: 6px;
  padding-inline: 14px;
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--accent-blue);
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.dir-toggle:hover {
  background: var(--bg-card);
}

.icon-btn {
  padding: 8px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
}

.icon-btn:hover {
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
}

/* ── Content ── */
.content {
  padding-block: 24px;
  padding-inline: 24px;
}

/* Stats row */
.stats-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
  margin-block-end: 24px;
}

.stat-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  padding-block: 20px;
  padding-inline: 20px;
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}

.stat-icon {
  inline-size: 48px;
  block-size: 48px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.stat-icon.blue {
  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.15);
}
.stat-icon.green {
  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.15);
}
.stat-icon.amber {
  background: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.15);
}
.stat-icon.red {
  background: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.15);
}

.stat-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.stat-value {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.stat-label {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

/* Card grid */
.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.card {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding-block: 20px;
  padding-inline: 20px;
}

.card-wide {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.card-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-block-end: 16px;
}

.card-title {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.card-action {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--accent-blue);
}

.card-action:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Activity list */
.activity-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.activity-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-block: 10px;
  padding-inline: 12px;
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.activity-dot {
  inline-size: 8px;
  block-size: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.activity-dot.green {
  background: var(--accent-green);
}
.activity-dot.blue {
  background: var(--accent-blue);
}
.activity-dot.amber {
  background: var(--accent-amber);
}
.activity-dot.red {
  background: var(--accent-red);
}

.activity-text {
  flex: 1;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
}

.activity-time {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Quick actions */
.quick-actions {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 10px;
}

.qa-btn {
  padding-block: 12px;
  padding-inline: 16px;
  background: var(--bg-tertiary);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-align: start;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}

.qa-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent-blue);
  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.08);
}

/* Team list */
.team-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.team-member {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.member-avatar {
  inline-size: 40px;
  block-size: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.member-info {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.member-name {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.member-role {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.member-status {
  inline-size: 10px;
  block-size: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.member-status.online {
  background: var(--accent-green);
}
.member-status.offline {
  background: var(--text-muted);
}

/* ── Sidebar backdrop (mobile) ── */
.sidebar-backdrop {
  display: none;
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  z-index: 99;
}

.sidebar-backdrop.active {
  display: block;
}

/* ── Responsive — tablet ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .sidebar {
    transform: translateX(-100%);
  }

  [dir="rtl"] .sidebar {
    transform: translateX(100%);
  }

  .sidebar.mobile-open {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  .main-area {
    margin-inline-start: 0;
  }

  .content {
    padding-block: 16px;
    padding-inline: 16px;
  }

  .stats-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .card-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .topbar {
    padding-inline: 12px;
  }

  .page-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
}

/* ── Responsive — small phone ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .stats-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .stat-card {
    padding-block: 14px;
    padding-inline: 14px;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .stat-icon {
    inline-size: 40px;
    block-size: 40px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  .stat-value {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
  }

  .stat-label {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .content {
    padding-block: 12px;
    padding-inline: 12px;
  }

  .card {
    padding-block: 16px;
    padding-inline: 16px;
  }

  .quick-actions {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .qa-btn {
    padding-block: 10px;
    padding-inline: 12px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }

  .topbar {
    padding-inline: 10px;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .topbar-end {
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .dir-toggle {
    padding-block: 5px;
    padding-inline: 10px;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
  }

  .icon-btn {
    padding: 6px;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .activity-item {
    padding-block: 8px;
    padding-inline: 10px;
  }

  .activity-text {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }

  .activity-time {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }

  .member-avatar {
    inline-size: 34px;
    block-size: 34px;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .member-name {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }

  .card-title {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}

(() => {
  const html = document.documentElement;
  const dirToggle = document.getElementById("dir-toggle");
  const dirLabel = document.getElementById("dir-label");
  const sidebarToggle = document.getElementById("sidebar-toggle");
  const sidebar = document.getElementById("sidebar");
  const mainArea = document.querySelector(".main-area");
  const backdrop = document.getElementById("sidebar-backdrop");

  const isMobile = () => window.innerWidth <= 768;

  /* ── Direction toggle ── */
  dirToggle.addEventListener("click", () => {
    const isRtl = html.getAttribute("dir") === "rtl";
    const newDir = isRtl ? "ltr" : "rtl";
    html.setAttribute("dir", newDir);
    html.setAttribute("lang", isRtl ? "en" : "ar");
    dirLabel.textContent = newDir.toUpperCase();
  });

  /* ── Close sidebar on mobile ── */
  function closeMobileSidebar() {
    sidebar.classList.remove("mobile-open");
    backdrop.classList.remove("active");
  }

  /* ── Sidebar toggle ── */
  sidebarToggle.addEventListener("click", () => {
    if (isMobile()) {
      const opening = !sidebar.classList.contains("mobile-open");
      sidebar.classList.toggle("mobile-open");
      backdrop.classList.toggle("active", opening);
    } else {
      sidebar.classList.toggle("collapsed");
      mainArea.classList.toggle("expanded");
    }
  });

  /* ── Close sidebar when tapping backdrop ── */
  backdrop.addEventListener("click", closeMobileSidebar);

  /* ── Close sidebar on resize to desktop ── */
  window.addEventListener("resize", () => {
    if (!isMobile()) closeMobileSidebar();
  });
})();

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
  <title>RTL Layout</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
</head>
<body>

  <div class="app-shell">

    <!-- ── Sidebar backdrop (mobile) ── -->
    <div class="sidebar-backdrop" id="sidebar-backdrop"></div>

    <!-- ── Sidebar ── -->
    <aside class="sidebar" id="sidebar">
      <div class="sidebar-header">
        <span class="sidebar-logo">&#9670;</span>
        <span class="sidebar-brand">Workspace</span>
      </div>

      <nav class="sidebar-nav" aria-label="Main navigation">
        <a href="#" class="nav-link active">
          <span class="nav-icon">&#9633;</span>
          <span class="nav-label">Dashboard</span>
        </a>
        <a href="#" class="nav-link">
          <span class="nav-icon">&#9776;</span>
          <span class="nav-label">Projects</span>
        </a>
        <a href="#" class="nav-link">
          <span class="nav-icon">&#9998;</span>
          <span class="nav-label">Documents</span>
        </a>
        <a href="#" class="nav-link">
          <span class="nav-icon">&#9734;</span>
          <span class="nav-label">Favorites</span>
        </a>
        <a href="#" class="nav-link">
          <span class="nav-icon">&#9881;</span>
          <span class="nav-label">Settings</span>
        </a>
      </nav>

      <div class="sidebar-footer">
        <div class="user-badge">
          <div class="user-avatar">JD</div>
          <div class="user-info">
            <span class="user-name">Jane Doe</span>
            <span class="user-role">Admin</span>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </aside>

    <!-- ── Main area ── -->
    <div class="main-area">

      <!-- ── Top nav ── -->
      <header class="topbar">
        <div class="topbar-start">
          <button class="sidebar-toggle" id="sidebar-toggle" aria-label="Toggle sidebar">&#9776;</button>
          <h1 class="page-title">Dashboard</h1>
        </div>
        <div class="topbar-end">
          <button class="dir-toggle" id="dir-toggle" aria-label="Toggle text direction">
            <span class="dir-label" id="dir-label">LTR</span>
            <span class="dir-arrow">&#8644;</span>
          </button>
          <button class="icon-btn" aria-label="Notifications">&#128276;</button>
          <button class="icon-btn" aria-label="Search">&#128269;</button>
        </div>
      </header>

      <!-- ── Content ── -->
      <main class="content">

        <!-- Stats row -->
        <section class="stats-row">
          <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="stat-icon blue">&#128200;</div>
            <div class="stat-body">
              <span class="stat-value">12,847</span>
              <span class="stat-label">Total Users</span>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="stat-icon green">&#128176;</div>
            <div class="stat-body">
              <span class="stat-value">$48,290</span>
              <span class="stat-label">Revenue</span>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="stat-icon amber">&#128230;</div>
            <div class="stat-body">
              <span class="stat-value">1,024</span>
              <span class="stat-label">Orders</span>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="stat-icon red">&#128202;</div>
            <div class="stat-body">
              <span class="stat-value">3.2%</span>
              <span class="stat-label">Conversion</span>
            </div>
          </div>
        </section>

        <!-- Content cards -->
        <section class="card-grid">
          <article class="card card-wide">
            <div class="card-header">
              <h2 class="card-title">Recent Activity</h2>
              <button class="card-action">View all &#8594;</button>
            </div>
            <ul class="activity-list">
              <li class="activity-item">
                <span class="activity-dot green"></span>
                <span class="activity-text">New user registration: <strong>Ahmed Hassan</strong></span>
                <span class="activity-time">2 min ago</span>
              </li>
              <li class="activity-item">
                <span class="activity-dot blue"></span>
                <span class="activity-text">Invoice #4821 paid by <strong>Sara Ali</strong></span>
                <span class="activity-time">15 min ago</span>
              </li>
              <li class="activity-item">
                <span class="activity-dot amber"></span>
                <span class="activity-text">Project "Alpha" deadline approaching</span>
                <span class="activity-time">1 hr ago</span>
              </li>
              <li class="activity-item">
                <span class="activity-dot red"></span>
                <span class="activity-text">Server load exceeded 90% threshold</span>
                <span class="activity-time">3 hrs ago</span>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </article>

          <article class="card">
            <div class="card-header">
              <h2 class="card-title">Quick Actions</h2>
            </div>
            <div class="quick-actions">
              <button class="qa-btn">&#43; New Project</button>
              <button class="qa-btn">&#128228; Send Report</button>
              <button class="qa-btn">&#128101; Invite Member</button>
              <button class="qa-btn">&#128197; Schedule</button>
            </div>
          </article>

          <article class="card">
            <div class="card-header">
              <h2 class="card-title">Team Members</h2>
            </div>
            <div class="team-list">
              <div class="team-member">
                <div class="member-avatar" style="background:#3b82f6">AH</div>
                <div class="member-info">
                  <span class="member-name">Ahmed Hassan</span>
                  <span class="member-role">Developer</span>
                </div>
                <span class="member-status online"></span>
              </div>
              <div class="team-member">
                <div class="member-avatar" style="background:#8b5cf6">SA</div>
                <div class="member-info">
                  <span class="member-name">Sara Ali</span>
                  <span class="member-role">Designer</span>
                </div>
                <span class="member-status online"></span>
              </div>
              <div class="team-member">
                <div class="member-avatar" style="background:#f59e0b">MR</div>
                <div class="member-info">
                  <span class="member-name">Mohamed Rashid</span>
                  <span class="member-role">Manager</span>
                </div>
                <span class="member-status offline"></span>
              </div>
            </div>
          </article>
        </section>

      </main>
    </div>
  </div>

  <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

A complete page layout built entirely with CSS logical properties, featuring a sidebar, top navigation, and content cards that seamlessly flip between LTR and RTL directions with a single toggle.