<dd>: The Description Details element
The <dd>
HTML element provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term (<dt>
) in a description list (<dl>
).
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Attributes
This element's attributes include the global attributes.
nowrap
Non-standard Deprecated-
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.
Technical summary
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 a
<div> that is a child of a
<dl> .This element can be used after a <dt> or another <dd>
element.
|
Implicit ARIA role | definition |
Permitted ARIA roles | No role permitted |
DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # the-dd-element |
Browser compatibility
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