Description List Tag

HTML Description List or Definition List displays elements in definition form like in dictionary.

The

and: tags are used to define the description list.

Defination of Description List Tags:

: It defines the description list.
: It defines data term.
: It defines data definition.

Benefits of Description List Tags:

Accessibility: It improves accessibility by helping screen readers by interpreting the content correctly of the website.
Styling Flexibility: Content wrapped inside the description list will create a section in a dictionary format with default CSS (cascading style sheet).

Example:

<dl>  
  <dt>Cars</dt>  
  <dt>Volvo</dt>  
  <dd>Volvo Cars has 3 Airbags</dd>  
  <dt>BMW</dt>  
  <dd>BMW Cars has 2 Airbags</dd>  
  <dt>Tesla</dt>  
  <dd>Tesla Cars has 6 Airbags</dd>   
</dl>

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Description List Tag

HTML Description List or Definition List displays elements in definition form like in dictionary.

The

and: tags are used to define the description list.

Defination of Description List Tags:

: It defines the description list.
: It defines data term.
: It defines data definition.

Benefits of Description List Tags:

Accessibility: It improves accessibility by helping screen readers by interpreting the content correctly of the website.
Styling Flexibility: Content wrapped inside the description list will create a section in a dictionary format with default CSS (cascading style sheet).

Example:

<dl>  
  <dt>Cars</dt>  
  <dt>Volvo</dt>  
  <dd>Volvo Cars has 3 Airbags</dd>  
  <dt>BMW</dt>  
  <dd>BMW Cars has 2 Airbags</dd>  
  <dt>Tesla</dt>  
  <dd>Tesla Cars has 6 Airbags</dd>   
</dl>

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