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HTML <dt> tag

Examples

With a descriptive list of items and description:

<dl>
  <dt>Coffee</dt>
    <dd>Black hot drink</dd>
  <dt>Milk</dt>
    <dd>White cold drink</dd>
</dl>

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Browser Support

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All major browsers support the <dt> tag.

Tag definitions and instructions

<Dt> tag defines a list of items description / name.

<dt> tag and <DL> (define a descriptive list) and <dd> (description of each item / name) used together.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML 4.01, <dt> tag defines a list of entries in the definition.

In HTML5, <dt> tag defines a list of items description / name.

Global Properties

<dt> tag supports HTML global properties .

Event Properties

<dt> tag supports HTML event properties .

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