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HTML <textarea> dirname Attribute

❮ HTML <input> tag

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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Definition and Usage

The dirname attribute enables the submission of the text direction of the textarea.

The dirname attribute's value is always the name of the textarea, followed by ".dir".


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
dirname Yes No No Yes Yes

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The dirname attribute is new in HTML5.


Syntax

<textarea name="myname" dirname="myname.dir"></textarea>

Attribute Values

Value Description
name.dir Specifies that the text direction of the textarea will be submitted.

❮ HTML <input> tag