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HTML - <dir> Tag
Description
The HTML <dir> tag is used for specifying a directory list. This is very similar to <ul> tag but now this is deprecated.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML dir Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<dir>
<li>dir</li>
<li>menu</li>
<li>ul</li>
</dir>
</body>
</html>
This will produce the following result −
Global Attributes
This tag supports all the global attributes described in HTML Attribute Reference
Specific Attributes
The HTML <dir> tag also supports the following additional attributes −
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| compact | compact | Deprecated − Specifies a compact rendering. |
Event Attributes
This tag supports all the event attributes described in HTML Events Reference
Browser Support
| Chrome | Firefox | IE | Opera | Safari | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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