Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/core/dom/element.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/core/dom/element.js	(revision 7052)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/core/dom/element.js	(revision 7053)
@@ -1596,5 +1596,11 @@
 		getDirection : function( useComputed )
 		{
-			return useComputed ? this.getComputedStyle( 'direction' ) : this.getStyle( 'direction' ) || this.getAttribute( 'dir' );
+			return useComputed ?
+				this.getComputedStyle( 'direction' )
+					// Webkit: offline element returns empty direction (#8053).
+					|| this.getDirection()
+					|| this.getDocument().$.dir
+					|| this.getDocument().getBody().getDirection( 1 )
+				: this.getStyle( 'direction' ) || this.getAttribute( 'dir' );
 		},