Example

A simple <dt> tag:

Laboratory

description & Usage

<dt> stands for description term and is used inside <dl> tags.

The <dt> tag is used inside <dl> tags to provide a term (name) for the description list.

For more information, refer to the <dl> tag page and the <dd> tag page.

Browser compatibility and Support

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<dt>

Global Attributes

The <dt> tag supports the HTML Global Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <dt> tag supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Default CSS

Most browsers will display the <dt> tag with the following default style: