HTML Definition Lists (<dl>, <dt>, <dd>)

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Definition lists show terms along with their descriptions like entries found in a dictionary or glossary.

Syntax

<dl>
  <dt>OnlineTpoint</dt>
  <dd>onlinetpoint is online tutorial website.</dd> 
</dl>

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Example

 <dl>
  <dt>HTML</dt>
  <dd>A markup language for creating web pages.</dd>

  <dt>CSS</dt>
  <dd>A style sheet language used to style HTML documents.</dd>

  <dt>JavaScript</dt>
  <dd>A scripting language used to create interactive web content.</dd>
</dl>
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Key Tags

Tag Description
<dl> Defines the Definition List (wrapper)
<dt> Defines the term (Definition Term)
<dd> Defines the description (Definition Description)

Nested Tags

It's possible to add more than one <dd> tag to each <dt> tag.

 

<dl>
  <dt>HTML</dt>
  <dd>Defines structure.</dd>
  <dd>Used with CSS and JS.</dd>
</dl>
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