Web platform features explorer - dirname

Web platform features explorer

The dirname attribute of <textarea> and <input> HTML elements includes the field's writing direction as form data on submission.

Status

Baseline Newly Available (since 2023-08-01)

This feature is expected to reach Baseline Widely Available status on: 2026-02-01

MDN documentation

Dirname, in <input>: The HTML Input element

Specifications

HTML (#attr-fe-dirname), from HTML Workstream (WHATWG).

Browser support

Chrome 17 Released on 2012-02-08
Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
Edge 79 Released on 2020-01-15
Firefox 116 Released on 2023-08-01
Firefox for Android 116 Released on 2023-08-01
Safari 6 Released on 2012-07-25
Safari on iOS 6 Released on 2012-09-10

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