The <dd>
HTML element provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term (<dt>
) in a description list (<dl>
).
The <dd>
HTML element 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 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 |
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 is no
.
For examples, see the examples provided for the <dl>
element.
Specification |
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HTML Standard # the-dd-element |
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
dd |
Yes |
12 |
1
Before Firefox 4, this element was implemented using the
HTMLSpanElement interface instead of HTMLElement . |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
nowrap |
Yes |
12 |
1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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