relnote(116): support dirname on textarea and input elements (#28032)

* relnote(116): support dirname on textarea and input elements * Update files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/releases/116/index.md Co-authored-by: Dipika Bhattacharya <dipika@foss-community.org> * Update files/en-us/web/html/element/textarea/index.md Co-authored-by: Dipika Bhattacharya <dipika@foss-community.org> * relnote(116): Remove example in description list * Update files/en-us/web/html/element/textarea/index.md --------- Co-authored-by: Dipika Bhattacharya <dipika@foss-community.org>
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diff --git a/files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/releases/116/index.md b/files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/releases/116/index.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 116 that affect d
 
 ### HTML
 
+- The [`dirname`](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input#dirname) attribute is now supported on [`input`](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input#dirname) and [`textarea`](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/textarea#dirname) elements.
+  This attribute allows for passing text directionality information (`ltr` or `rtl`) to the server during form submission ([Firefox bug 675943](https://bugzil.la/675943)).
+
 #### Removals
 
 ### CSS

diff --git a/files/en-us/web/html/element/textarea/index.md b/files/en-us/web/html/element/textarea/index.md
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ This element includes the [global attributes](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attrib
   - : This Boolean attribute lets you specify that a form control should have input focus when the page loads. Only one form-associated element in a document can have this attribute specified.
 - `cols`
   - : The visible width of the text control, in average character widths. If it is specified, it must be a positive integer. If it is not specified, the default value is `20`.
+- `dirname`
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+  - : This attribute is used to set the text directionality of the element in a manner similar to the [`dirname`](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input#dirname) attribute of the `<input>` element. Possible values include `ltr` for left-to-right and `rtl` for right-to-left. The default value is `ltr`.
+    The value of the attribute is sent in the format `{elementName}.dir={value}`, where `{elementName}` is the name of the `<textarea>` element and `{value}` may be `ltr` or `rtl`.
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 - `disabled`
   - : This Boolean attribute indicates that the user cannot interact with the control. If this attribute is not specified, the control inherits its setting from the containing element, for example {{ HTMLElement("fieldset") }}; if there is no containing element when the `disabled` attribute is set, the control is enabled.
 - `form`