HTML | dirname Attribute

Last Updated : 30 Jul, 2019

The HTML | dirname Attribute is used to enable the text direction of the input and the Textarea Field after submitting the form. The value of the dirname attribute must be the name of the input field and textarea, followed by “.dir”.
it can be used with both of the <input> and <textarea> element.

Dirname attribute in <input> Element:
Syntax:

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

Example-1: This Example illustrates the use of dirname attribute in Input Element.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <style> 
        h1 { 
            color: green; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
  
    <form action="/action_page.php"> 
        <h1> 
          GeeksforGeeks 
      </h1> 
        <h2> 
          HTML | dirname attribute 
      </h2> First name: 
        <input type="text" name="fname" dirname="fname.dir"> 
  
        <input type="submit" value="Submit"> 
    </form> 
  
    <p> 
      After the Submission of the form,  
      the text direction of the input  
      field will also be submitted. 
    </p> 
  
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

dirname attribute in <textarea> Element:
Syntax:

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

Example-2: This Example illustrates the use of dirname attribute in the Textarea element.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <style> 
        h1 { 
            color: green; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
  
    <form action="/action_page.php"> 
        <h1> 
          GeeksforGeeks 
      </h1> 
        <h2>HTML | dirname attribute 
      </h2> 
        <textarea name="Geeks" dirname="geeks.dir" 
                  placeholder="write something here"> 
        </textarea> 
        <input type="submit" value="Submit"> 
    </form> 
  
    <p> 
        After the Submission of the form, the text  
        direction of the Textarea field will also,  
        be submitted. 
    </p> 
</body> 
  
</html> 