<dl> tag — TutorialBrain

HTML <dl> tag

The <dl> tag defines description list.

You should code the <dt> and <dd> element inside the <dl> tag.

<dt> specifies the short term of the name of the item while <dd> specifies the data description. It describes the <dt> element.

Syntax:
<dl>….</dl>

Example

<dl>
  <dt><b>AIR</b></dt>
  <dd>All India Radio (Broadcasting)</dd>
  <dt><b>CDMA</b></dt>
  <dd>Code Division Multiple Access</dd>
  <dt><b>DVD</b></dt>
  <dd>Digital Versatile Disk</dd>
  <dt><b>FAO</b></dt>
  <dd>Food and Agriculture Organization</dd>
</dl>

CSS Default Values

display: block;
margin-top: 1em;
margin-bottom: 1em;
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;

How Browser will display

BLOCK Level.

Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5

HTML4	XHTML	HTML5
<dl> tag defines definition list	NA	<dl> tag defines description list

Attributes used with <dl> tag

NONE

Global Attributes

The <dl> tag supports Global attributes.

Event Attributes

The <dl> tag supports Event attributes.

Supporting Browsers

Related Tags

<dt> & <dd> tags.