DD Description:
The <dd></dd> tag defines a definition list term.
DD Web Browser Support:
- AvantGo Palm OS
- AvantGo Windows CE
- Chrome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Firefox 1, 2, 3
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Safari 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- WebTV/MSN TV
HTML Versions
DD Attributes:
DD End Tag:
</dd> Optional in HTML 4.0. Required in XHTML.
DD Contents:
CDATA Usually text. The definition. 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,
em,
fieldset,
font,
form,
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
hr,
i,
iframe,
img,
input,
isindex,
kbd,
label,
map,
menu,
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 tags:
dl
DD Usage:
A typical definition list
<dl>
<dt>HTML</dt>
<dd>An abbreviation of the term “hypertext markup language”</dd>
</dl>
DD Special Notes:
- The DD tag is not required in a definition list.
- You can also have multiple definitions for one DT term.
