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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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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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dd