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# HTML <dir> tag

## Function:

The HTML <dir> tag is used for specifying a directory list. This is very similar to <ul> tag but now this is deprecated.

## Difference between HTML and XHTML:

This tag is deprecated now

## Example:

    <dir>
    <li>dir</li>
    <li>menu</li>
    <li>ul</li>
    </dir>

This will produce following result:

- dir
- menu
- ul

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## Attributes:

Attribute | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
compact | compact | Deprecated - Specifies a compact rendering.

## Standard Attributes:

Attribute | Description
--- | ---
class | Document wide identifier
dir | Specifies the direction of the text
id | Document wide identifier
title | Specifies a title to associate with the element.
style | Helps to include inline casecadubf style sheet.
lang | Sets the language code.

## Event Attributes:

Attribute | Description
--- | ---
onclick | Script runs when a mouse click
ondblclick | Script runs when a mouse double-click
onmousedown | Script runs when mouse button is pressed
onmouseup | Script runs when mouse button is released
onmouseover | Script runs when mouse pointer moves over an element
onmousemove | Script runs when mouse pointer moves
onmouseout | Script runs when mouse pointer moves out of an element
onkeypress | Script runs when key is pressed and released
onkeydown | Script runs when key is pressed
onkeyup | Script runs when key is released

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