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HTML <input> dirname Attribute

❮ HTML <input> tag

Example

An HTML form where the field's text direction will be submitted:

<form action="/action_page.php">
  <label for="fname">First name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" dirname="fname.dir">
  <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 input field

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


Browser Support

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

Attribute
dirname Yes 79.0 Not supported Yes Yes

Syntax

<input name="myname" dirname="myname.dir">

Attribute Values

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

❮ HTML <input> tag