The HTML <dt>
element (or HTML Definition Term Element) identifies a term in a definition list. This element can occur only as a child element of a <dl>
. It is usually followed by a <dd>
element; however, multiple <dt>
elements in a row indicate several terms that are all defined by the immediate next <dd>
element.
Content categories | None. |
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Permitted content | Flow content, but with no <header> , <footer> , sectioning content or heading content descendants. |
Tag omission | Must have a start tag. The end tag may be omitted if this element is immediately followed by another <dd> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element. |
Permitted parent elements | Before a <dt> or a <dd> element, inside a <dl> . |
DOM interface | HTMLElement Up to Gecko 1.9.2 (Firefox 4) inclusive, Firefox implements the HTMLSpanElement interface for this element. |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Example
For example see definition list.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<dt>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of '<dt>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<dt>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
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Basic support | 1.0 | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
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Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |