diff --git a/files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/releases/116/index.md b/files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/releases/116/index.md
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@@ -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
index 697f8f4fe983764..f8039e0db46f43e 100644
--- 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`
+
+ - : 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 `` 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 `