HTML <dd> element

The <dd> element represents a description, definition, answer, or value in a <dl> description list. It belongs to the preceding name or names given by <dt> elements in the same group.

If the <dt> gives the name, the <dd> gives what belongs to that name. It may explain a term, answer a question, supply a value, or expand a compact label into useful detail.

A single name can have several values, each in its own <dd>. In the example below, the label Authors has two names as its values. Several consecutive <dt> elements can also share the descriptions that follow them, as when two alternative terms have the same definition.

A <dd> can contain simple text or richer content such as paragraphs, links, lists, and examples. If several paragraphs form one explanation, keep them together inside one <dd>. Separate descriptions express separate values, rather than simply creating paragraph breaks.

The element belongs directly inside <dl>, or inside a <div> that wraps a complete group directly within the list. All the names in a group come before its descriptions. A new <dt> after a description begins the next group.

Browsers usually indent descriptions, but CSS can change that presentation. The relationship to the preceding names remains the same whether the list is displayed vertically or arranged in columns.

Attributes: GLOBALS.

Typical layout:
<dl>
  <dt>Authors</dt>
  <dd>Alex Morgan</dd>
  <dd>Sam Patel</dd>
</dl>

Visual representation: