<dir>

HTML <dir> Tags - HTML5 Not supported

##Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<dir>
  <li>html</li>
  <li>xhtml</li>
  <li>css</li>
</dir>

</body>
</html>

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Browser support

##All major browsers support the <dir> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

HTML5 does not support the <dir> tag. Please use CSS instead.

In HTML 4.01, the <dir> element is deprecated.

<dir> tag is used to define directory listings.

Tips and Notes

Tips:

Please use CSS to style the list! You can find more details on styling lists in our CSS tutorial.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

Optional attributes

AttributescompactHTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 is deprecated.

Value	Description
compact		Specifies that the list must be presented one size smaller than the normal state.

Standard attributes

Attributesclassclassnamedir ltrididlanglanguage_codestylestyle_definitiontitletext

For a complete description, please visit the standard properties.

In HTML 4.01, the <dir> tag supports the following event attributes:

Value	Description
	Specifies the class name of the element
rtl	Specifies the text direction of the content in the element
	Specifies the uniqueness of the element id
	Specifies the language code of the content in the element
	Specifies the inline style of the element
	Specifies additional information for elements

## onkeypressExecute script when the keyboard is pressed and then releasedonkeyupExecute script when the keyboard is released

Attributes	Value	Description
onclick	script	When the mouse is clicked Execute script
ondblclick	script	Execute script when the mouse is double-clicked
onmousedown	script	Execute script when mouse button is pressed
onmousemove	script	Execute script when mouse pointer moves
onmouseout	script	Execute the script when the mouse pointer moves out of an element
onmouseover	script	When the mouse pointer hovers over Execute the script when on an element
onmouseup	script	Execute the script when the mouse button is released
onkeydown	script	Execute script when the keyboard is pressed
	#script
	script

For a complete description, please visit the event properties.