HTMLTextAreaElement: dirName property
Baseline 2023Newly available
Since August 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
The dirName property of the HTMLTextAreaElement interface is the directionality of the element. It reflects the value of the <textarea> element's dirName attribute. This property can be retrieved or set.
The dirname attribute controls how the element's directionality is submitted. When included, the form control will submit with two name/value pairs: the first being the name and value of the <textarea>, and the second being the value of the dirname attribute as the name, with a value of ltr or rtl as set by the browser.
Value
A string. The direction of the element.
Examples
js
textareaElement.dirName = "rtl";
Specifications
| Specification |
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| HTML # dom-textarea-dirname |