Name

dt — HTML 4.01 | HTML5

Synopsis

<dt> . . . </dt>

Denotes the term portion of an item within a definition list. The dt element may only include inline (phrasing) content.

Notes

In HTML5, the dt element is also used to provide a figure caption within a figure element and the summary of details within a details element.

Start/End Tags

HTML: Required/Optional; XHTML: Required/Required

Core, Internationalization, Events, HTML5 Global Attributes

Example

See dl, details, and figure.

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