Description
The HTML element <dt> (short form of description term) is used to specify a term of an item in a description list.
It must be used as a child of the <dl> element, so it must always be specified inside the <dl> element.
The below table summarizes its usage.
| Usage Details | |
| Placement | It must be specified inside the <dl> element. |
| Contents | It can contain Inline elements and text. |
| 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 <dt> element.
<dt>...</dt>Examples
In the below example, the <dt> element is used to specify a term in a description list, where the <dl> element to define the list and <dd> element to define the term's description.
<!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 <dt> tag.
| Attribute Type | Details |
| Element-Specific Attributes | The tag <dt> doesn't have any element-specific attributes. |
| Global Attributes | Like all other HTML tags, the tag <dt> supports the HTML Global Attributes. |
| Event Attributes | The tag <dt> also supports the HTML Event Attributes. |
Browser Compatibility
The tag <dt> is supported in all modern browsers.
- Google Chrome 1+
- Internet Explorer or Edge 2+
- Firefox 1+
- Apple Safari 1+
- Opera 2.1+