The dirname attribute on an input element submits the element‘s text direction, ltr (left-to-right) or rtl (right-to-left), together with the input value.
Elements that accept this attribute include <input>, and <textarea>.
An <input> element with a dirname attribute.
Submitting this form will send the text input value and its direction.
<form action="/tutorial/action.html">
<label for="firstname">First name</label><br />
<input type="text" id="firstname"
name="firstname" dirname="firstname.dir">
<br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
For additional details see our HTML input dirname Reference.
The name of this attribute must be the input field name followed by .dir.
This attribute helps in identifying the correct direction for an input value.
Here is a list of the languages that are written from right-to-left (rtl):
<tagname name="input-name" dirname="input-name.dir" >
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| input-name.dir |
Submits the text direction of the input value. Possible values are ltr (left-to-right) or rtl (right-to-left). |
The following input elements accept the dirname attribute.
| Elements | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| <input> | Specifies an input field -- see example above | |
| <textarea> | Specifies a multi-line text field. |
A <textarea> tag with a dirname attribute.
<form action="/tutorial/action.html">
<label for="message">Message:</label><br />
<textarea id="message" name="message"
dirname="message.dir" cols="50"></textarea><br/>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
For additional details see our HTML textarea dirname Reference.
Here is when dirname support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
Not Supported | |
 IE/Edge
|
79.0 | Jan 2020 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
