DevGuru HTML Tag: dir


			TAG: dir deprecated 4.0
			<dir> ... </dir> Available in versions: 2.0, 3.2 Browser compatibility: Explorer 4, 5 Netscape 4, 6 The <dir> tag is officially deprecated effective with HTML 4.0. Instead, you are now to use the unordered list ul tag. However, this tag remains in minor use on the Internet and is still recognized by all major browsers. The dir tag is used to create a directory list of computer files and programs. The concept was that the items in the list were expected to be file and program names which fit on a single line, rather than large blocks of text. In fact, this tag is simply a specialized unordered list. The dir tag must be used with the li tag which places a bullet before each line of text just like it does for the ul tag. You can create a nested (indented) directory list by placing dir tags between another opening and closing pair of dir tags. In some browsers, the bullet becomes a circle for the nested list. In most browsers, a paragraph break occurs before and after the list. The closing tag is mandatory. Core Attributes class dir id lang onclick ondblclick onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup style title Attributes compact deprecated 4.0 The compact attribute is deprecated effective with version 4.0. It was used to make a directory list more compact in appearance. Code: DevGuru Directory: <dir> <li> html_lists <dir> <li> html_li.html <li> html_ol.html <li> html_ul.html </dir> <li> html_events <dir> <li> html_onclick.html <li> html_ondblclick.html </dir> </dir> Output: DevGuru Directory: html_lists html_li.html html_ol.html html_ul.html html_events html_onclick.html html_ondblclick.html