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<dd>: The Description Details element

The <dd> HTML element provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term ({{HTMLElement("dt")}}) in a description list ({{HTMLElement("dl")}}).

{{EmbedInteractiveExample("pages/tabbed/dd.html", "tabbed-standard")}}

Attributes​

This element only includes the global attributes.

Examples​

For examples, see the examples provided for the <dl> element.

Technical summary​

Content categories None.
Permitted content Flow content.
Tag omission The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if this element is immediately followed by another <dd> element or a {{HTMLElement("dt")}} element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.
Permitted parents A {{HTMLElement("dl")}} or a {{HTMLElement("div")}} that is a child of a {{HTMLElement("dl")}}.
This element can be used after a {{HTMLElement("dt")}} or another <dd> element.
Implicit ARIA role No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles No role permitted
DOM interface {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}

Specifications​

Browser compatibility​

See also​

  • {{HTMLElement("dl")}}
  • {{HTMLElement("dt")}}