HTML dt 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 <dt> tag defines a term/name in a description list.

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

Global Attributes

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

Event Attributes

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

Default CSS Settings

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

Example

dt {
display: block;
}