HTML 5 <dd> Tag
Example 1
A definition list, with terms and definitions:
<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>Black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>White cold drink</dd>
</dl>
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Example 2
A dialog between a teacher and a student:
<dialog>
<dt>Teacher</dt>
<dd>What is 2+2</dd>
<dt>Student</dt>
<dd>4</dd>
<dt>Teacher</dt>
<dd>Correct!</dd>
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Definition and Usage
The <dd> tag is used to describe an item in a definition list, and
parts in a dialog.
For definition lists: the <dt> tag defines items in the list, and the <dd>
tag describes the items
For dialogs: the <dt> tag defines a part in the dialog, and the <dd> tag
defines the sentence.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
HTML 5 introduced the <dialog> tag, which defines a dialog. In dialogs, the
<dd> tag defines the sentences. See example 2 above.
Standard Attributes
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick,
oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave,
ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress,
onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove,
onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect,
onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.
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