diff --git a/core_service.go b/core_service.go
index 77de04b..a54e868 100644
--- a/core_service.go
+++ b/core_service.go
@@ -318,6 +318,11 @@ func (s *CoreService) CurrentDirection() TextDirection {
 	return s.Direction()
 }
 
+// CurrentTextDirection is a more explicit alias for CurrentDirection.
+func (s *CoreService) CurrentTextDirection() TextDirection {
+	return s.CurrentDirection()
+}
+
 // IsRTL reports whether the wrapped service language is right-to-left.
 func (s *CoreService) IsRTL() bool {
 	return s.svc.IsRTL()
diff --git a/hooks_test.go b/hooks_test.go
index 2227829..c9476bb 100644
--- a/hooks_test.go
+++ b/hooks_test.go
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ func TestCoreService_DelegatesToWrappedService(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.AvailableLanguages(), coreSvc.CurrentAvailableLanguages())
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.Direction(), coreSvc.Direction())
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.Direction(), coreSvc.CurrentDirection())
+	assert.Equal(t, svc.Direction(), coreSvc.CurrentTextDirection())
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.IsRTL(), coreSvc.IsRTL())
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.IsRTL(), coreSvc.CurrentIsRTL())
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.IsRTL(), coreSvc.RTL())
diff --git a/localise.go b/localise.go
index 3d96cdc..cfbaa66 100644
--- a/localise.go
+++ b/localise.go
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ func CurrentDirection() TextDirection {
 	return Direction()
 }
 
+// CurrentTextDirection is a more explicit alias for CurrentDirection.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	dir := i18n.CurrentTextDirection()
+func CurrentTextDirection() TextDirection {
+	return CurrentDirection()
+}
+
 // IsRTL returns true if the current language uses right-to-left text.
 //
 // Example:
diff --git a/localise_test.go b/localise_test.go
index e744517..56130c8 100644
--- a/localise_test.go
+++ b/localise_test.go
@@ -222,6 +222,16 @@ func TestCurrentDirection_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, DirLTR, CurrentDirection())
 }
 
+// --- Package-level CurrentTextDirection ---
+
+func TestCurrentTextDirection_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	SetDefault(svc)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, CurrentDirection(), CurrentTextDirection())
+}
+
 // --- Package-level IsRTL ---
 
 func TestIsRTL_Good(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 9d39180..f234968 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ func (s *Service) CurrentDirection() TextDirection {
 	return s.Direction()
 }
 
+// CurrentTextDirection is a more explicit alias for CurrentDirection.
+func (s *Service) CurrentTextDirection() TextDirection {
+	return s.CurrentDirection()
+}
+
 func (s *Service) IsRTL() bool { return s.Direction() == DirRTL }
 func (s *Service) CurrentIsRTL() bool {
 	return s.IsRTL()
diff --git a/service_test.go b/service_test.go
index ec3d01e..48d8518 100644
--- a/service_test.go
+++ b/service_test.go
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ func TestServiceCurrentStateAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	if got, want := svc.CurrentDirection(), svc.Direction(); got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("CurrentDirection() = %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
+	if got, want := svc.CurrentTextDirection(), svc.CurrentDirection(); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("CurrentTextDirection() = %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
 	if got, want := svc.CurrentPluralCategory(2), svc.PluralCategory(2); got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("CurrentPluralCategory() = %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}