diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/feature-registry.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/feature-registry.ts
index 05cab44146..831c2e3eaf 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/feature-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/feature-registry.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@ export const RENDERING_FEATURES = {
     spec: '§17.3.1.31',
   },
 
-  // ─── RTL Paragraph ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // ─── Inline Direction ──────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Paragraph/run inline bidi handling. NOT table visual direction
+  // (w:bidiVisual, §17.4.1), NOT writing mode (w:textDirection,
+  // §17.3.1.41 paragraph / §17.4.72 cell; values in §17.18.93).
   // @spec ECMA-376 §17.3.1.1 (bidi), §17.3.2.30 (rtl)
   'w:bidi': {
-    feature: 'rtl-paragraph',
-    module: './rtl-paragraph',
+    feature: 'inline-direction',
+    module: './inline-direction',
     handles: ['w:pPr/w:bidi', 'w:rPr/w:rtl'],
     spec: '§17.3.1.1',
   },
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/inline-direction/index.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/inline-direction/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14ab684072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/inline-direction/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * Inline Direction - rendering feature module
+ *
+ * Centralises paragraph base-direction and run-level RTL/bidi handling
+ * used by DomPainter:
+ * - Detecting whether a paragraph is RTL
+ * - Applying dir="rtl" and the correct text-align to an element
+ * - Resolving text-align for RTL vs LTR (justify -> right/left)
+ * - Deciding whether segment-based (absolute) positioning is safe
+ *
+ * Scope is paragraph/run inline bidi handling only. Table visual
+ * direction (w:bidiVisual, ECMA-376 §17.4.1) is a separate orthogonal
+ * axis owned by the painter's table rendering path. Writing mode
+ * (w:textDirection, ECMA-376 §17.3.1.41 paragraph / §17.4.72 cell;
+ * values in §17.18.93 ST_TextDirection) is another separate axis.
+ *
+ * @ooxml w:pPr/w:bidi - paragraph bidirectional flag
+ * @ooxml w:rPr/w:rtl  - run-level right-to-left flag
+ * @spec  ECMA-376 §17.3.1.1 (bidi), §17.3.2.30 (rtl)
+ */
+
+export { applyRtlStyles, shouldUseSegmentPositioning } from './rtl-styles.js';
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/rtl-paragraph/rtl-styles.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/inline-direction/rtl-styles.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/rtl-paragraph/rtl-styles.ts
rename to packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/inline-direction/rtl-styles.ts
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/rtl-paragraph/index.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/rtl-paragraph/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6407b5c1b2..0000000000
--- a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/features/rtl-paragraph/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * RTL Paragraph — rendering feature module
- *
- * Centralises all right-to-left paragraph logic used by DomPainter:
- * - Detecting whether a paragraph is RTL
- * - Applying dir="rtl" and the correct text-align to an element
- * - Resolving text-align for RTL vs LTR (justify → right/left)
- * - Deciding whether segment-based (absolute) positioning is safe
- *
- * @ooxml w:pPr/w:bidi — paragraph bidirectional flag
- * @ooxml w:rPr/w:rtl  — run-level right-to-left flag
- * @spec  ECMA-376 §17.3.1.1 (bidi), §17.3.2.30 (rtl)
- */
-
-export { applyRtlStyles, shouldUseSegmentPositioning } from './rtl-styles.js';
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
index a9903dde5e..1275d329a7 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/painters/dom/src/renderer.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ import {
   stampBetweenBorderDataset,
   type BetweenBorderInfo,
 } from './features/paragraph-borders/index.js';
-import { applyRtlStyles, shouldUseSegmentPositioning } from './features/rtl-paragraph/index.js';
+import { applyRtlStyles, shouldUseSegmentPositioning } from './features/inline-direction/index.js';
 import { convertOmmlToMathml } from './features/math/index.js';
 
 /**