Description
The HTML element <dl> (short form of description list) is used to define a description list in an HTML document.
It must be used in conjunction with the below elements.
- Element
<dt>for description term - Element
<dd>for description
The below table summarizes its usage.
| Usage Details | |
| Placement | It is displayed as a Block element. |
| Contents | It can contain <dt> and <dd> elements. |
| Tags | Both opening and closing tags are required. |
| Versions | HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5 |
Syntax
Here is the basic syntax of the <dl> element.
<dl>...</dl>Examples
In the below example, the <dl> element is used to define a description list, where the <dt> element comes first and then its <dd> element as shown below.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
</head>
<body>
<h1>HTML Element - dl</h1>
<dl>
<dt>Term 1</dt>
<dd>Description of term 1</dd>
<dt>Term 2</dt>
<dd>Description of term 2</dd>
<dt>Term 3</dt>
<dd>Description of term 3</dd>
</dl>
</body>
</html>Attributes
The following table shows the list of supported and unsupported attributes for the <dl> tag.
| Attribute Type | Details |
| Element-Specific Attributes | The tag <dl> doesn't have any element-specific attributes. |
| Global Attributes | Like all other HTML tags, the tag <dl> supports the HTML Global Attributes. |
| Event Attributes | The tag <dl> also supports the HTML Event Attributes. |
Browser Compatibility
The tag <dl> is supported in all modern browsers.
- Google Chrome 1+
- Internet Explorer or Edge 2+
- Firefox 1+
- Apple Safari 1+
- Opera 2.1+