HTML <dd> (Description Details) Tag

<dl>
  <dt>Apple</dt>
  <dd>A hard, round fruit with a smooth green, red or yellow skin</dd>
  <dt>Banana</dt>
  <dd>A curved fruit with yellow skin that grows in hot countries</dd>
  <dt>Manogo</dt>
  <dd>A tropical fruit that has a yellow and red skin and is yellow inside</dd>
</dl>

Meaning

The <dd> element indicates the definition of a term within a list of defined terms <dt> enclosed by a definition list <dl>.

Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Standard Syntax

<dl>
    <dt>Description Term</dt>
    <dd>definition description</dd>
</dl>

Browser Support

Status

Attributes

Global Attributes

<dd> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

<dd> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

By Default CSS Value(s)

Most of the browsers will display the <dd> element with the following by default value(s)

dd {
	display: block;
	margin-left: 40px;
}