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Support Key: [2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M1|N1|O2.1]
What is it?
Attributes
Tag Example
Parent/Content Model
Tips & Tricks
Browser Peculiarities
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End Tag:
   Required
Standards Details:
Deprecated in HTML 4.x and XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1
XHTML Modules:
NA
CSS 'display' Type:
"block"
CSS Mapping:
NA
Default Rendering:
Unordered (bulleted) list
Official Docs:
HTML 4.x, XHTML 1.1
What is it?
The DIR element represents a list of short items, typically up to 20 characters each. Most browsers implement this element exactly the same as an unordered list while a few others arrange the data in columns across the screen. The only content of this list structure is the <li> (list item) element. As with other list elements, the closing </li> tag is optional in HTML (Required in XHTML), as it is implied by the subsequent <li> or end </dir> tags.

Common Attributes
%Core%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE3|M|N4B2|O3.5]
%Accessibility%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6|O5]
%Events%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B1|O4]
%Language%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N6B1|O]
%Editing%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE5.5|M|N|O]

Specific Attributes
Align
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O4]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This indicates the horizontal alignment of the content in this block element relative to the browser window.
Values: Left [DEFAULT] | Center | Right
Clear
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O4-6.x]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute helps an author in situations with floating objects (images, tables, etc.) produced through the Left and Right ALIGN attributes. It allows content to stop being flowed around the floated element.
Values:
   None [DEFAULT - No special line breaking effects are applied relative to the floating element.]
   Left [breaks line after this element and moves down vertically until the left margin is clear of floated objects.]
   Right [breaks line after this element and moves down vertically until the right margin is clear of floated objects.]
   All [breaks line after this element and moves down vertically until both margins are clear of floated objects.]
Compact
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O]
Standards Details: Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1.
Required? No
Description:
This is a stand alone attribute flag that indicates a compact rendering be used if possible, possibly because the list items are small or the entire list is large.
Values: NA (HTML); compact (XHTML)
Height
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M| N |O4-6.x]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute explicitly specifies the height of this block element in pixels.
Values: Positive integers.
SDAForm
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This is an SGML Document Access (SDA) attribute. SDA attributes are designed to transform HTML (and other SGML-based documents) to the ICADD DTD - which is used in creating accessible documents for users with visual disabilities (rendering in Braille, large print, speech synthesis, etc.) The attribute value specifies the name of the element to convert this element to in the SDA element group (in this case the 'List' element - "list of items".) SDA also allows attributes and values from the original element to be used in the new SDA element where necessary.
Value: List (Denotes a 'list of items' in SDA.)
SDAPref
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This is an SGML Document Access (SDA) attribute. SDA attributes are designed to transform HTML (and other SGML-based documents) to the ICADD DTD - which is used in creating accessible documents for users with visual disabilities (rendering in Braille, large print, speech synthesis, etc.) The attribute value specifies content to be added BEFORE the original element content (in this case the string "<LHead>Directory</LHead>") when the SDA document is rendered.
Value: "<LHead>Directory</LHead>"
Start
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N4|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute is used to indicate a number other than "1" to use in incrementing the list structure when it is set to a numeric list type. Values are automatically converted to the TYPE attribute, if present.
Values: Specified as a positive integer.
Type
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE6|M|N4|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
The TYPE attribute indicates different marker schemes to be used instead of the default.
Values:
   none [no marker is used]
   A [capital letters]
   a [lower-case letters]
   I [large roman numerals]
   i [small roman numerals]
   upper-alpha [capital letters]
   lower-alpha [lower-case letters]
   upper-roman [large roman numerals]
   lower-roman [small roman numerals]
   decimal [integer numbering]
   disc [default solid bullet]
   square [solid square]
   circle [hollow bullet]
   round [hollow bullet]
Width
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M| N |O4-6.x]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute explicitly specifies the width of this block element in pixels.
Values: Positive integers.
Markup example and Tests
<dir>
   <li>A - H</li>
   <li>I - M</li>
   <li>N - R</li>
   <li>S - Z</li>
</dir>
Parent Model
%Block Parent%
Content Model
<li>
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