Description

The HTML element <dd> (in short description definition) is used to define the description of a term in a description list.

It is used within a description list along with the elements <dl> and <dt>.

It can include any Block elements including headings, paragraphs, images, links, etc.,

The below table summarizes its usage.

Usage Details
Placement It is a child of <dl> element.
Contents It can contain Block elements, Inline elements, and text.
Tags Both opening and closing tags are required.
Versions HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

NOTE: The element <dd> must be used within the <dl> element and must be defined after the definition term is defined using the <dt> element.

Syntax

Here is the basic syntax of the <dd> element.

<dd>...</dd>

Examples

In the below example, the <dd> element is used to define the description or definition of the terms defined using <dt> elements.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>HTML Description List</h1>
    <dl>
        <dt>Term 1</dt>
        <dd>Description of term 1</dd>
    </dl>
    <dl>
        <dt>Term 2</dt>
        <dd>Description of Term 2</dd>
    </dl>
    ...
</body>
</html>

Attributes

The following table shows the list of supported and unsupported attributes for the <dd> tag.

Attribute Type Details
Element-Specific Attributes The tag <dd> doesn't have any element-specific attributes.
Global Attributes Like all other HTML tags, the tag <dd> supports the HTML Global Attributes.
Event Attributes The tag <dd> also supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Browser Compatibility

The tag <dd> is supported in all modern browsers.

  • Google Chrome 1+
  • Internet Explorer or Edge 2+
  • Firefox 1+
  • Apple Safari 1+
  • Opera 2.1+

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