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<dd></dd>

By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com

<dd> Description:

The <dd></dd> tag defines a definition list term.

<dd> Web Browser Support:

<dd> Attributes:

<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.

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