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HTML - <dt> Tag
Description
The HTML <dt> tag is used to define the start of a 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.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML dt Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<dl>
<dt>Definition List</dt>
<dd>A list of terms and their definitions/descriptions.</dd>
<dt>JAVA</dt>
<dd>Tutorial on JAVA Programming Language.</dd>
<dt>Android</dt>
<dd>Tutorial on Android Operating System.</dd>
</dl>
</body>
</html>
This will produce the following result −
Global Attributes
This tag supports all the global attributes described in HTML Attribute Reference
Event Attributes
This tag supports all the event attributes described in HTML Events Reference
Browser Support
| Chrome | Firefox | IE | Opera | Safari | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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