| Depr. | Empty | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | HTML 2 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
The dir
element was originally intended to be used specifically to display
directory lists, rather than to act as a generic list in which
any content could be placed. Like the ol and ul list types, the
dir element contains a series of li items.
Note that
although the li is a block-level element, which would normally
be able to contain other block-level elements, when it’s used in the
context of a dir, a child li element
can only contain inline elements.
Example
The listing below shows a directory of plants:
<dir> <li>shrubs</li> <li>conifers</li> <li>hedges</li> </dir>
Use This for…
The dir
element is used for series of directory titles.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
When the
dir element is used, most browsers will simply render
the list exactly as they would a ul and series of
li elements. As such, you’re better simply to use those
elements instead, and thus ensure forwards and backwards compatibility,
cross-browser support, and validity.
In this Section
- compact
used to reduce space taken up by list items, but is deprecated and poorly supported
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