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HTML: <dt> Tag

The HTML <dt> tag is used to define terms in the description list (dl tag) of an HTML document. After each <dt> tag within the <dl> tag, there must be at least one <dd> tag that describes the term found in the <dt> tag. The <dt> tag is also commonly referred to as the <dt> element.

Online example

Description list with items and descriptions:

Example

!doctype html
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>HTML5　dt tag usage (Basic Tutorial Website oldtoolbag.com)</title>
</head>
<body>
<dl>
　　　<dt>Breakfast</dt>
　　　<dd>The first meal of the day</dd>
　　　<dt>Lunch</dt>
　　　<dd>A meal eaten in the middle of the day</dd>
</dl>
</body>
</html>

Test to see ‹/›

In this HTML5In the document example, we created a document containing2A list of words (breakfast and lunch) and their corresponding descriptions in a description list.

Browser Compatibility

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All major browsers support the <dt> tag.

Definition and Usage

<dt> tag defines an item of a description list/Name.

<dt> tag with <dl> (Define a description list) and <dd> (Describe each item/Name) use together.

For each group in the description list (i.e., term/A description pair), there must be at least one <dt> tag followed by at least one <dd> tag. This means you can list:

A term followed by a single description
A single term followed by multiple descriptions
Multiple terms followed by a single description
Multiple terms followed by multiple descriptions

HTML 4Differences between1 HTML5and HTML

In HTML, the <dt> tag defines an entry of a definition list. 4Differences between1 .0

In HTML, the <dt> tag defines an entry of a definition list.5 In HTML, the <dt> tag defines an item of a description list/Name.

Global Attributes

Support for <dt> tag Global Attributes of HTML.

Event Attributes

Support for <dt> tag HTML Event Attributes.

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