dt - Definition Term

The dt element defines a term in a definition list. Note that dt cannot contain block-level elements such as p and h2.

A dt element should generally be followed by a dd element that provides the definition for the term given by the dt. A single definition term may have multiple definitions associated with it, and a single definition may have multiple terms.

More Information

• dt in W3C HTML 4.01 Recommendation
• dt in W3C HTML 3.2 Recommendation
• dt in HTML 2.0 Standard
• dt in WDG HTML 3.2 Reference
• dt in Learning HTML 3.2 by Examples