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

HTML

<dl>

  <dt>Coffee</dt>

    <dd>- black hot drink</dd>

  <dt>Milk</dt>

    <dd>- white cold drink</dd>

</dl>

Result

Editor

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

The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <dl> tag.

Desktop

12	1	1	15	4

Tablets / Mobile

18	4	14	3.2	1	4.4

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 30th September 2023

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