HTML dt Tag

Related:
• HTML <dd> Tag
• HTML <dl> Tag
• HTML 5 <dt> Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML dt tag is used for specifying a definition term in a definition list.

A definition list is similar to other lists but in a definition list, each list item contains two entries; a term and a description.

Also see HTML dl tag and HTML dd tag

Example


<dl>
<dt>Definition List</dt>
<dd>A list of terms and their definitions/descriptions.</dd>
<dt>Ordered List</dt>
<dd>A numbered list.</dd>
<dt>Unordered List</dt>
<dd>An unnumbered list.</dd>
</dl>

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
Attribute	Description
None
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
lang	Language code
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Inline style (CSS)
onclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
ondbclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousedown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseover	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousemove	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseout	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeypress	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeydown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeyup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)

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HTML dt Tag

Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags

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