<bdi> Tag Syntax
<body> ... ... phrasing content expected ...<bdi>... phrasing content ...</bdi>... ... </body>
Rules for coding the HTML bdi
element
Make sure you understand the difference between a tag and element and the difference between an attribute and property and are familiar with the definitions of namespace and other HTML terms.
- Code the bdi element where phrasing content is expected.
- Begin the bdi element with a starting <bdi> tag. The element name uses lower case letters and should be in the HTML namespace, which it will pick up automatically from the
xmlns
attribute on the <html> tag. - Inside the starting <bdi> tag code the
dir
attribute to specify the directionality of the text inside the bdi element or omit the attribute to have the directionality property based on the contents of the element. Include any HTML global attributes on the <bdi> tag as appropriate. - Inside the bdi element, between the starting
<bdi>
tag and the ending</bdi>
tag, code the inner HTML phrasing content. - End the bdi element with a matching
</bdi>
closing tag.
Content Model
Content of the bdi element
The content of the bdi element can include HTML comments, text content and only those HTML tags that can be used in phrasing content.