HTML <dl> Tag

Description

The <dl> 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 <dt> element defining the description of this term.

Properties

Permitted Parents
Any element that accepts flow content
Content
<dt> and <dd>
Start/End Tags
Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

<dl>

  <dt>Coffee</dt>

    <dd>- black hot drink</dd>

  <dt>Milk</dt>

    <dd>- white cold drink</dd>

</dl>

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

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

Event Attributes

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

Browser Support

Desktop
Explorer Edge Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
YesYesYes1YesYes
Tablets / Mobile
Android Chrome Firefox Opera Safari Samsung
YesYes4YesYesYes

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019