diff --git a/src/css/_base.scss b/src/css/_base.scss
index 3551948be0a..f998d609fe5 100644
--- a/src/css/_base.scss
+++ b/src/css/_base.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 &, div {
+    direction: ltr;
     font-family: 'Open Sans', verdana, arial, sans-serif;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;