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HTML 5 <dt> tag

Definition and Usage

The <dt> tag defines the start of a term in a definition list, and parts in a dialog.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5

HTML 5 indroduced the <dialog> tag, which defines a dialog. In dialogs, the <dt> tag defines the part the sentence belong to. See example 2

Example 1

Source	Output
<dl> <dt>Coffee</dt> <dd>Black hot drink</dd> <dt>Milk</dt> <dd>White cold drink</dd> </dl>	Coffee Black hot drink Milk White cold drink

Example 2

Source	Output
<dialog> <dt>Teacher</dt> <dd>What is 2+2</dd> <dt>Student</dt> <dd>4</dd> <dt>Teacher</dt> <dd>Correct!</dd> </dialog>	Teacher What is 2+2 Student 4 Teacher Correct!

Standard Attributes

class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.

Event Attributes

onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick, oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect, onsubmit, onunload

For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Definition list
How to create a definition list.