<dfn> Description:
The <dfn></dfn> tag indicates a term when it's used for the first time in a Web document.
<dfn> Web Browser Support:
- Netscape 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 5, 6
- Opera 6, 7, 8
- Safari 1
- HTML 4.0
- XHTML 1.0
XHTML Text Module
<dfn> Attributes:
- class (optional)
- dir (optional)
- id (optional)
- lang (optional)
- onclick (optional)
- ondblclick (optional)
- onkeydown (optional)
- onkeypress (optional)
- onkeyup (optional)
- onmousedown (optional)
- onmousemove (optional)
- onmouseout (optional)
- onmouseover (optional)
- onmouseup (optional)
- style (optional)
- title (optional)
<dfn> End Tag:
</dfn> REQUIRED<dfn> Contents:
CDATA Usually text. The following tags are valid within the <dfn> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var
<dfn> Valid Context:
The <dfn> tag is valid within the following tag:
a, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, font, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, iframe, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, pre, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var
<dfn> Usage:
- standard definition
<dfn>HTML</dfn> stands for HyperText Markup Language.
- definition with title
<dfn title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</dfn> stands for HyperText Markup Language.
<dfn> Special Notes:
- There is no specification for how the defined text will be displayed.
- It is recommended that you use style sheets to define how you would like the <dfn> text to appear in your documents.
