diff --git a/docs/components/Text.md b/docs/components/Text.md
index 4ada8a1c..e542385c 100644
--- a/docs/components/Text.md
+++ b/docs/components/Text.md
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ This function is called on press.
 
 + `backgroundColor`
 + `color`
-+ `direction`
 + `fontFamily`
 + `fontSize`
 + `fontStyle`
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ This function is called on press.
 + `textTransform`
 + `whiteSpace`
 + `wordWrap`
++ `writingDirection`
 
 **testID**: string
 
@@ -102,16 +102,16 @@ class PrettyText extends Component {
         ...other
         style={{
           ...style,
-          ...localStyle.color[color],
-          ...localStyle.size[size],
-          ...localStyle.weight[weight]
+          ...styles.color[color],
+          ...styles.size[size],
+          ...styles.weight[weight]
         }}
       />
     );
   }
 }
 
-const localStyle = StyleSheet.create({
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   color: {
     white: { color: 'white' },
     gray: { color: 'gray' },
diff --git a/src/components/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js b/src/components/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
index 671073cc..0cdd23b1 100644
--- a/src/components/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
+++ b/src/components/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ export default {
   ...pickProps(CoreComponent.stylePropTypes, [
     'backgroundColor',
     'color',
-    'direction',
-    'font',
     'fontFamily',
     'fontSize',
+    'fontStyle',
     'fontWeight',
     'letterSpacing',
     'lineHeight',
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ export default {
     'textDecoration',
     'textTransform',
     'whiteSpace',
-    'wordWrap'
+    'wordWrap',
+    'writingDirection'
   ])
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/StylePropTypes/index.js b/src/modules/StylePropTypes/index.js
index 1c196bc7..3203d80e 100644
--- a/src/modules/StylePropTypes/index.js
+++ b/src/modules/StylePropTypes/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { PropTypes } from 'react'
 const { number, string } = PropTypes
 const numberOrString = PropTypes.oneOfType([ number, string ])
 
+/**
+ * Any properties marked @private are used internally in resets or property
+ * mappings.
+ */
 export default {
   alignContent: string,
   alignItems: string,
@@ -43,16 +47,16 @@ export default {
   clear: string,
   color: string,
   cursor: string,
-  direction: string,
   display: string,
-  flex: string,
+  direction: string, /* @private */
+  flex: string, /* @private */
   flexBasis: string,
   flexDirection: string,
   flexGrow: numberOrString,
   flexShrink: numberOrString,
   flexWrap: string,
   float: string,
-  font: string,
+  font: string, /* @private */
   fontFamily: string,
   fontSize: numberOrString,
   fontStyle: string,
@@ -99,5 +103,6 @@ export default {
   whiteSpace: string,
   width: numberOrString,
   wordWrap: string,
+  writingDirection: string,
   zIndex: numberOrString
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/StyleSheet/expandStyle.js b/src/modules/StyleSheet/expandStyle.js
index 5244bb62..dcc2481f 100644
--- a/src/modules/StyleSheet/expandStyle.js
+++ b/src/modules/StyleSheet/expandStyle.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const styleShortHands = {
   marginVertical: [ 'marginTop', 'marginBottom' ],
   padding: [ 'paddingTop', 'paddingRight', 'paddingBottom', 'paddingLeft' ],
   paddingHorizontal: [ 'paddingRight', 'paddingLeft' ],
-  paddingVertical: [ 'paddingTop', 'paddingBottom' ]
+  paddingVertical: [ 'paddingTop', 'paddingBottom' ],
+  writingDirection: [ 'direction' ]
 }
 
 /**