<DD></DD>

Display text as a definition of a term

Element used in a definition list to mark the definition of a term. It can contain just about any block element except for headings and address elements.

	<html>
	<head>
	<title>Page to show the DD element</title>
	</head>
	<body>
	   .
	   .
	<dl>
	<dt>Boogers</dt>
==>>	<dd>A former pet</dd>
	</dl>
	   .
	   .
	</body>
	</html>

Now you know what a purist I am when it comes to showing the examples. In the definition list above some might claim I got carried away with form. Well, they're right. You can definitely leave off the </dd> since the tags are assumed closed when the next tag is encounterd. I just consider it good documentation to have the end tags. That way I'm not confused where things begin and end.

HTML 3.2 Final

Nothing more to add.

Netscape

Nothing special.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Nothing special.

Internationalization

Nothing special.

Michael T. Rusk
Comments to author: mike@ruskfamily.com

Revised: Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:06 -0500
URL: ./htmlgd/tagdd.html