HTML dd tag

Example

A description list, with terms and descriptions:

<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>Black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>White cold drink</dd>
</dl>

Coffee

Black hot drink

Milk

White cold drink

Definition and Usage

The <dd> tag is used to describe a term/name in a description list.

The <dd> tag is used in conjunction with <dl> (defines a description list) and <dt> (defines terms/names).

Inside a <dd> tag you can put paragraphs, line breaks, images, links, lists, etc.

Global Attributes

The <dd> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <dd> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <dd> element with the following default values:

Example

dd {
display: block;
margin-left: 40px;
}