DFN

Description

The DFN element changes the character rendering of the

contents of the element to logically represent a

defining instance of a term.

Minimum Attributes

<DFN>characters... </DFN>

All Possible Attributes

<DFN

LANG="..."

DIR=ltr|rtl

ID="..."

CLASS="...">characters...

</DFN>

Elements Allowed Within...

-In progress, to be determined-

Allowed In Content Of...

-In progress, to be determined-

Variations

The DFN element is not widely implemented, but

is usually rendered bold or bold italic.

It is a Version 3 proposed element and was in an earlier

Version 2 proposal.

The RFC 1866 describes it and recognizes it as existing practice

but does not include it in the standardized elements.