HTML <dd> Tag

Description

The <dd> HTML element is one of the three <dl>, <dt>, <dd> elements for creating a list of descriptions. Each such list starts with a <dl> container, which includes the <dt> element creating the term and the <dd> element defining the description of this term.

Properties

Permitted Parents: <dl> or a <div> that is inside a <dl>.
Content: Block, inline and text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: optional, End tag: optional

Example

HTML

<dl>

  <dt>Coffee</dt>

    <dd>- black hot drink</dd>

  <dt>Milk</dt>

    <dd>- white cold drink</dd>

</dl>

Result

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

The <dd> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <dd> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

Desktop

Yes	12	Yes	1	Yes	Yes

Tablets / Mobile

Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 15th April 2022

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