DT - Definition Term

The DT element defines a term in a definition list. The closing tag for DT is optional, but its use prevents common browser bugs with style sheets. Note that DT cannot contain block-level elements such as P and H2.

A DT element should generally be followed by a DD element that provides the definition for the term given by the DT. A single definition term may have multiple definitions associated with it, and a single definition may have multiple terms.

More Information

• DT in W3C HTML 4.0 Recommendation
• DT in W3C HTML 3.2 Recommendation
• DT in HTML 2.0 Standard
• DT in WDG HTML 3.2 Reference
• DT in Learning HTML 3.2 by Examples

Copyright © 1998 by Liam Quinn. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/).