<dir> tag — TutorialBrain

Note/Warning/Danger/Info/Success This tag is deprecated in HTML5

HTML <dir> tag

The <dir> tag describes directory list. It contains the <li> tag to show the list of items(files or folders) inside the directory.

HTML5 does not support the <dir> tag, so it is better to use the <ul> tag.

The other alternative is to use CSS properties instead.

Syntax:
<dir> content…</dir>

<dir>
  <li>jasmine</li>
  <li>sunflower</li>
  <li>lotus</li>
</dir>

NONE

BLOCK Level.

HTML4	XHTML	HTML5
No Difference	No Difference	deprecated

NONE

The <dir> tag supports the Global attributes.

The <dir> tag supports the Event attributes.

<ul> & <li> tags.