Name
dd — HTML 4.01 | HTML5
Synopsis
<dd> . . . </dd>
Denotes the description portion of an item within a definition
list (or association list as it is called in
HTML5). The dd element must be used
within the dl element and is
preceded by either dt or dd. The dd element may contain other block-level
elements.
Note
In HTML5, dd is also used to
indicate the data within a figure
element and the additional detailed information within a details element.
Start/End Tags
HTML: Required/Optional; XHTML: Required/Required
Attributes
Core, Internationalization, Events, HTML5 Global Attributes
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