HTML <dir> Tag

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This tag is deprecated in HTML 4.01 and not supported in HTML5

Description

The <dir> HTML element creates a list containing the names of directories (system folders). Similarly to the <ol> and <ul> elements inside the <dir> container, the list is formed using <li> .

Properties

Permitted Parents: -
Content: <li> elements that are constrained to contain inline content only
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<dir>

  <li>CSS</li>

  <li>PHP</li>

  <li>ASP</li>

</dir>

Result

Editor

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
dir	Specifies the text direction for the content in an element. Possible Values: rtl (Right to Left) ltr (Left to Right)
class	Specifies a classname for an element.
id	Specifies a unique id for an element.
lang	Specifies a language code for the content in an element.
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Specifies an inline style for an element.

Global Attributes

None

Event Attributes

None

Browser Support

The following information will show you the current browser support for the HTML <dir> tag. Hover over a browser icon to see the version that first introduced support for this HTML tag.