HTML <dir> tag (Not Supported in HTML5)

HTML <dir> tag was used as a container for the list of files/folders or content of the directory. The <dir> element is used with the <li> tags, and list of directories renders in bullets by default.

Note: Do not use HTML <dir> tag as it is deprecated now and not supported in HTML5. You can use <ul> tag and CSS property instead.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <dir> tag

Display	Block
Start tag/End tag	Both Start and End tag
Usage	HTML lists

Example 1

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>Dir tag</title>
	<style>
		h2{
		    color: #b22222;}
		p{
		   color: green;}
	</style>
 </head>
<body>
  <h2>Example of dir tag</h2>
  <p>List of javaTpoint popular Tutorials</p>
    <dir>
	<li>Java-tutorial</li>
	<li>DBMS-tutorial</li>
	<li>DataStructure-tutorial</li>
	<li>HTML-tutorial</li>
   </dir>
 </body>
</html>

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