dd – description or value

ⓘ dd – description or value # T

The dd element represents a description or value.

Permitted contents #

flow content

Permitted attributes #

global attributes & common.attrs.aria

ⓘ global attributes: Any attributes permitted globally.
aria = #: (detailed attribute description to come)

Tag omission #

A dd element must have a start tag.

A dd element’s end tag may be omitted if the dd element is immediately followed by another dd element or a dd element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.

Permitted parent elements #

Details #

The dd element represents the description or value part of a term-description (name-value) grouping in a description list.

DOM interface #

Uses HTMLElement.

Typical default display properties #

dd {

display: block;

margin-start: 40px; }

HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)