HTML <dfn> (Definition) Tag
Example
<p><dfn>HTML</dfn> is Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, colour, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.</p>
Meaning
The <dfn> element contains the defining instance of a term.
It usually is rendered as italic text.
Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5
Standard Syntax
<dfn>...</dfn>
Browser Support
Status
Global Attributes
The <dfn> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <dfn> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
By Default CSS Value(s)
Most of the browsers will display the <dfn> element with the following by default value(s)
dfn {
font-style: italic;
}