HTML <dt> tag
The <dt> tag defines the short term in description list.
You should cod the <dt> tag before the <dd> tag. Both these tags should be present inside the <dl> tag.
- <dl> tag – It is the description list in HTML5 while it is definition list in HTML4.
- <dd> tag – It describes the <dt> element.
Syntax:
<dt>….</dt>
Example
<dl> <dt><b>AIR</b></dt> <dd>All India Radio (Broadcasting)</dd> <dt><b>CDMA</b></dt> <dd>Code Division Multiple Access</dd> </dl>
CSS Default Value
display: block;
How Browser will display
BLOCK Level.
Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5
HTML4 | XHTML | HTML5 |
---|---|---|
<dd> tag defines about the short term(<dt>) in the definition list | NA | <dd> tag describes about the short term(<dt>) in the description list |
Attributes used with <dt> tag
NONE
Global Attributes
The <dt> tag supports Global attributes.
Event Attributes
The <dt> tag supports Event attributes.
Supporting Browsers
Related Tags
<dl> & <dd> tag