fix directionality check

docs/pages/resources/changelog.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ New versions of Shoelace are released as-needed and generally occur when a criti
 ## Next
 
 - Added support for <kbd>Enter</kbd> to `<sl-split-panel>` to align with ARIA APG's [window splitter pattern](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/windowsplitter/) [#2234]
+- Fixed a bug in `<sl-carousel>` that caused the navigation icons to be reversed
 
 ## 2.18.0
 

src/components/carousel/carousel.component.ts

@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ export default class SlCarousel extends ShoelaceElement {
     const currentPage = this.getCurrentPage();
     const prevEnabled = this.canScrollPrev();
     const nextEnabled = this.canScrollNext();
-    const isLtr = this.localize.dir() === 'rtl';
+    const isLtr = this.localize.dir() === 'ltr';
 
     return html`
       <div part="base" class="carousel">