<dd> Description:
The <dd></dd> tag defines a definition list term.
<dd> Web Browser Support:
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Safari 1
- WebTV / MSNTV
- AvantGo Palm OS
- AvantGo Windows CE
- HTML 3.2, 4.0
- XHTML 1.0
XHTML List Module
<dd> 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)
<dd> End Tag:
</dd> Usually omitted in HTML 4. Required in XHTML.<dd> Contents:
CDATA Usually text. The following tags are valid within the <dd> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, blockquote, br, button, center, cite, code, dfn, dir, div, dl, em, fieldset, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, iframe, img, input, isindex, kbd, label, map, menu, noframes, noscript, object, ol, p, pre, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, table, textarea, tt, u, ul, var
<dd> Valid Context:
The <dd> tag is valid within the following tag:
dl
<dd> Usage:
- standard definition list
<dl>
<dt>HTML</dt>
<dd>HyperText Markup Language</dd>
</dl>
<dd> Special Notes:
- Keep in mind that while most browsers indent the <dd> tag, the tag is not a "style" tag, it defines the type of contents, and the browsers can display it as they like. While it is possible to use the <dd> tag to indent text, it is better to use style sheets.
