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HTML also supports description lists.

HTML Description Lists

A description list is a list of terms, with a description of each term.

The

<dl> tag defines the description list, the <dt> tag defines the term (name), and the <dd> tag describes each term:

Example

<dl>

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< dt > Coffee </dt >

<dd>- black hot drink</dd>

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< dt > Milk </dt >

<dd>- white cold drink</dd> </dl>

Chapter Summary

Use the HTML

<dl> element to define a description list

Use the HTML

<dt> element to define the description term

Use the HTML

<dd> element to describe the term in a description list

HTML List Tags

Tag

Description

<ul>

Defines an unordered list

<ol>

Defines an ordered list

<li>

Defines a list item

<dl>

Defines a description list

<dt>

Defines a term in a description list

<dd>

Describes the term in a description list

For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.

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