HTML dirname Attribute
Definition and Usage
The
dirname
attribute enables the submission of the text direction of the
input field/textarea
The
dirname
attribute's value is always the name of the input field/textarea, followed
by ".dir".
Applies to
The
dirname
attribute can be used on the following elements:
Elements | Attribute |
---|---|
<input> | dirname |
<textarea> | dirname |
Examples
Input Example
An HTML form where the field's text direction will be submitted:
<form action="/action_page.php">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname" dirname="fname.dir">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Textarea Example
An HTML form where the field's text direction will be submitted:
<form action="/action_page.php">
Text:
<textarea name="explanation" dirname="explanation.dir"></textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Browser Support
The dirname
attribute has the following browser support for each element:
Element | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
input | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
textarea | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |