# Logical properties

Properties that use start/end instead of left/right.

## What are **logical properties**?

**Logical properties** describe start and end instead of left and right, so layouts flip correctly for right-to-left languages like Arabic.

```css
.note { margin-inline-start: 16px; }   /* left in English, right in Arabic */
```

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Updated: September 27, 2026

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