Tags
<!-->
<!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<dd>
<del>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<fieldset>
<font>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<head>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<map>
<menu>
<meta>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<q>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<select>
<small>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<title>
<tr>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>

Standard
Attributes
Events

The <dir> tag

Definition and Usage

The <dir> tag defines a directory list.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

The dir element was deprecated in HTML 4.01.

The dir element is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

Tips and Notes

Tip: Use style sheets to define the type of list.

Example

Source Output
<dir>
<li>html</li>
<li>xhtml</li>
</dir>
  • html
  • xhtml
    •

    Optional Attributes

    DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

    Attribute Value Description DTD
    compact compact_rendering Deprecated. Use styles instead TF

    Standard Attributes

    id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

    For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

    Event Attributes

    onclick, ondblclick, onfocus, onblur, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

    For a full description, go to Event Attributes.