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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <h1> - <h6> <head> <header> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <main> <map> <mark> <menu> <menuitem> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>

HTML <dir> Tag. Not Supported in HTML5.

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Example

A directory list:

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

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Definition and Usage

The <dir> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.

The <dir> tag is used to list directory titles.

Browser Support

Element
<dir>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Tips and Notes

Tip: Use CSS to style lists! In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about styling lists.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <dir> tag is not supported in HTML5.

Optional Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
compact	compact	Not supported in HTML5. Specifies that the list should render smaller than normal

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