HTML dl tag

HTML dl element defines description list. It consists of one or more name-value pairs. This list is used to define various terms. For example, string, operators and string length are the terms that are defined in description list.

<p>Definitions of various terms</p>
<dl>
 <dt>String</dt>
 <dd>It is the group of characters in the double qoutaion marks.</dd>
 <dt>Operators</dt>
 <dd>The operators perform operations on operands and do calculations.</dd>
 <dt>String length</dt>
 <dd>String length means the no. of characters in a string</dd>
</dl>
</>

Definitions of various terms

String: It is the group of characters in the double qoutaion marks.
Operators: The operators perform operations on operands and do calculations.
String length: String length means the no. of characters in a string

Tag Uses

Specific uses of <dl> tag

Its common uses are given below.

terms and their definitions (name-value)
questions and answers (name-value)

Tag omission

Both opening and closing tags are necessary for the dl element.

Global Attributes

All the global attributes are applicable on the dl element.

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