dir

Summary

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

The dir element is deprecated in HTML 4.01, and obsolete in HTML5. Use CSS and the ul element instead.

Overview Table

DOM Interface

HTMLElement

Examples

This example uses the dir element to create a directory list.

<DIR>
<LI>Art
<LI>History
<LI>Literature
<LI>Sports
<LI>Entertainment
<LI>Science
</DIR>

Notes

Remarks

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5
• HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 10.4 (Deprecated)

See also

Other articles

• menu
• ol
• ul
• li
• dl
• dt
• dd

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]