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<dd>

The <dd> provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term (<dt>) in a description list (<dl>).

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	Flow content.
Tag omission	The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if the `<dd>` 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	`<dl>` or (in WHATWG HTML) a `<div>` that is inside a `<dl>`.
Previous sibling	`<dt>` or another `<dd>` 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 is no.

Example

For an example, see <dl> examples.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<dd>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<dd>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<dd>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
`dd`	Yes	12	1 1 Before Firefox 4, this element was implemented using the `HTMLSpanElement` interface instead of `HTMLElement`.	Yes	Yes	Yes
`nowrap`	Yes	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`dd`	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`nowrap`	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes

See also

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