<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <title>right-aligned rtl text</title> </head> <body> <canvas id="c" width="128" height="64" style="direction:rtl"></canvas> <script type="text/javascript"> var canvas = document.getElementById('c'); var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); var str = 'text'; ctx.fillStyle = 'black'; ctx.textAlign = 'right'; ctx.fillText(str, 64, 32); </script> </body> </html>