The <dd> provides the details about or the definition of the preceding term (<dt>) in a description list (<dl>).
| Content categories | None. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Flow content. |
| Tag omission | The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if the <dd> element is immediately followed by another <dd> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element. |
| Permitted parents |
<dl> or (in WHATWG HTML) a <div> that is inside a <dl>. |
| Previous sibling |
<dt> or another <dd> element. |
| Permitted ARIA roles | None |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
This element's attributes include the global attributes.
nowrap
yes, the definition text will not wrap. The default value is no.For an example, see <dl> examples.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of '<dd>' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of '<dd>' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<dd>' in that specification. | Recommendation |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
nowrap |
Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
nowrap |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1. Before Firefox 4, this element was implemented using the HTMLSpanElement interface instead of HTMLElement.
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