HTML - <dt>

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.

Example

For example see definition list.

Description

Content categories	None.
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.

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	1.0	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
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

License

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/dt

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