<dd>: The Description Details element
The HTML <dd> element provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term (<dt>) in a description list (<dl>).
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| Content categories | None. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Flow content. |
| Tag omission | The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if this element is immediately followed by another <dd> element or a <dt> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element. |
| Permitted parents | A <dl> or (in WHATWG HTML, W3C HTML 5.2 and later) a <div> that is a child of a <dl>.This element can be used after a <dt> or another <dl> element. |
| Implicit ARIA role | definition |
| Permitted ARIA roles | No role permitted |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Attributes
This element's attributes include the global attributes.
nowrap- If the value of this attribute is set to
yes, the definition text will not wrap. The default value isno.
Examples
For examples, see the examples provided for the <dl> element.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of '<dd>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML 5.2 The definition of '<dd>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | <dt> and <dd> elements can now be included in <div> elements. |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<dd>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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