<dir>: The Directory element
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The <dir>
HTML element is used as a container for a directory of files and/or folders, potentially with styles and icons applied by the user agent. Do not use this obsolete element; instead, you should use the <ul>
element for lists, including lists of files.
Warning: Do not use this element. Though present in early HTML specifications, it has been deprecated in HTML 4, and has since been removed entirely. No major browsers support this element.
DOM interface
This element implements the HTMLDirectoryElement
interface.
Attributes
Like all other HTML elements, this element supports the global attributes.
compact
Deprecated-
This Boolean attribute hints that the list should be rendered in a compact style. The interpretation of this attribute depends on the user agent and it doesn't work in all browsers.
Specifications
Not part of any current specifications.
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- Other list-related HTML Elements:
<ol>
,<ul>
,<li>
, and<menu>
; - CSS properties that may be specially useful to style the
<dir>
element:- The
list-style
property, useful to choose the way the ordinal is displayed. - CSS counters, useful to handle complex nested lists.
- The
line-height
property, useful to simulate the deprecatedcompact
attribute. - The
margin
property, useful to control the indent of the list.
- The