dl – description list

ⓘ dl – description list # T

The dl element represents a description list.

Permitted contents #

zero or more of: one or more dt elements, followed by one or more dd elements

Permitted attributes #

ⓘ global attributes: Any attributes permitted globally.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

The compact attribute on the dl element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.

Tag omission #

A dl element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain flow elements

Details #

The dl element represents a description list, which consists of zero or more term-description (name-value) groupings; each grouping associates one or more terms/names (the contents of dt elements) with one or more descriptions/values (the contents of dd elements).

DOM interface #

interface HTMLDListElement : HTMLElement {};

Typical default display properties #

dl {

display: block;

margin-before: 1em;

margin-after: 1em;

margin-start: 0;

margin-end: 0; }

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