<DD>

The data definition tag defines the definition part of a definition term. This element should be enclosed inside a definition list (DL) tag.

Attributes

Attribute Description ID Identifies this tag to reference in script (program code) CLASS Define the class used to render this element (defined by a style sheet) TITLE A title that is associated with the element (displayed as a tooltip in Internet Explorer)

Example

<DL>
  <DT>Dweeb
  <DD>young excitable person who may mature
    into a <EM>Nerd</EM> or <EM>Geek</EM>

  <DT>Hacker
  <DD>a clever programmer
</DL>

Renders As:

Dweeb

young excitable person who may mature into a Nerd or Geek

Hacker

a clever programmer

Compatibility

HTML 4.01