<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 obsolete HTML Directory element (<dir>
) 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.
DOM interface
This element implements the HTMLDirectoryElement
interface.
Attributes
Like all other HTML elements, this element supports the global attributes.
compact
- 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.
Usage note: Do not use this attribute, as it has been deprecated: the
<dir>
element should be styled using CSS. To give a similar effect as that achieved with thecompact
attribute, the CSS propertyline-height
can be used with a value of80%
.
Browser compatibility
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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