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HTML also supports description lists.
HTML Description Lists
A description list is a list of terms, with a description of each term.
The <dl> tag defines the description list, the <dt> tag defines the term (name), and the <dd> tag describes each term:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>A Description List</h2>
<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>- black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>- white cold drink</dd>
</dl>
</body>
</html>
Chapter Summary
- Use the HTML
<dl>element to define a description list - Use the HTML
<dt>element to define the description term - Use the HTML
<dd>element to describe the term in a description list
HTML Exercises
Test Yourself With Exercises
Exercise:
Use the correct HTML elements to make a description of each term in the description list.
<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
– black hot drink
<dt>Milk</dt>
– white cold drink
</dl>
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HTML List Tags
Tag Description
| <ul> | Defines an unordered list |
| <ol> | Defines an ordered list |
| <li> | Defines a list item |
| <dl> | Defines a description list |
| <dt> | Defines a term in a description list |
| <dd> | Describes the term in a description list |