Description

The <dd> (short for definition description) tag represents the description or definition of an item in a description list. This element can contain block-level elements such as headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, etc. as well as inline-level elements such as span, em, strong, etc.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.

Parent:<dl>
Content:Block, inline, and text
Start/ End Tag:Start tag: required, End tag: optional
Version:HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Note: The <dd> element can only occur inside the definition list i.e. <dl> element and it must follow a definition term defined by the <dt> element.

Syntax

The basic syntax of the <dd> tag is given with:

HTML/XHTML: <dd> ... </dd>

The example below shows the <dd> tag in action.

<dl>
    <dt>term1</dt>
    <dd>– definition1</dd>
    <dt>term2</dt>
    <dd>– definition2</dd>
</dl>

Tag-Specific Attributes

The <dd> tag doesn't have any specific attribute.

Global Attributes

Like all other HTML tags, the <dd> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.

Event Attributes

The <dd> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.

Browser Compatibility

Element
<dd>YesYesYesYesYes