diff --git a/src/less/plyr.less b/src/less/plyr.less
index 3398b603..9dda2dfc 100644
--- a/src/less/plyr.less
+++ b/src/less/plyr.less
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     max-width: 100%;
     min-width: 200px;
     font-family: Avenir, "Avenir Next", "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+    direction: ltr;
 
     & when (@plyr-border-box = true) {
         // border-box everything