DL
Description
The DL element defines a definition list. Each item in the
list is expected to have two parts, identified by the
<DT> and <DD> elements.
Minimum Attributes
<DL></DL>
All Possible Attributes
<DL
COMPACT
LANG="..."
DIR=ltr|rtl
ID="..."
CLASS="..."
CLEAR=left|right|all|"...">
</DL>
Elements Allowed Within...
Allowed In Content Of...
Any element that permits members of group
Variations
The COMPACT attribute suggests rendering the list in
a physically compact way, but is not implemented by many browsers.
RFC 1866 suggests that the attribute be used if the list items are
small and/or the entire list is large, and may cause the elimination
of blank lines between DT/DD pairs.
The LANG and DIR attributes are introduced with the
internationalization proposal.
Version 3 proposes the CLEAR attribute.
To obtain a specific look, it has been the practice to construct
a DL with DD elements but empty or missing DT elements.
Missing DT elements violates the standard.
Version 3 proposes a new element as the
preferred alternative to achieve the effect desired.
All list elements are Level 0.
