The HTML <dd> element provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term (<dt>) in a description list (<dl>).
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| 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 a <dt> 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. |
| Implicit ARIA role | definition |
| Permitted ARIA roles | No role permitted |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Attributes
This element's attributes include the global attributes.
nowrap- If the value of this attribute is set to
yes, the definition text will not wrap. The default value isno.
Example
For an example, see <dl> examples.
Specifications
| 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 |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dd | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
1
| IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
nowrap | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.