DT

Description

The DT element identifies the separated term item in a DL definition list.

Multiple DT elements may exist prior to a single DD element.

In a DL list a DD should always be preceded by at least one DT element.

Minimum Attributes

<DT>characters...

All Possible Attributes

<DT

LANG="..."

DIR=ltr|rtl>characters...

</DT>

Elements Allowed Within...

members of group

Allowed In Content Of...

Variations

This is typically rendered in a bold font, but not indented.

Most browsers assume that the contents of the element

ends when it encounters a <DD> or

another <DT> or the </DL>

element to end the list, and thus do not require the

ending tag.

The LANG and DIR attributes are introduced with the

internationalization proposal.

All list elements are Level 0.