HTML dl 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 <dl> tag defines a description list.

The <dl> tag is used in conjunction with <dt> (defines terms/names) and <dd> (describes each term/name).

Global Attributes

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

Event Attributes

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

Default CSS Settings

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

Example

dl {
display: block;
margin-top: 1em;
margin-bottom: 1em;
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
}