<dd> Tag Syntax
Rules for coding HTML dd
elements
<body> ... flow content expected ... <dl> ... <dt>... phrasing content ...</dt> <dd> ... flow content ... </dd> ... </dl> ... </body>
Make sure you understand the difference between a tag and element and are familiar with the definitions of namespace and other HTML terms.
- Inside a dl element, code one or more dd elements.
- Begin each dd element with a starting <dd> tag. The element name uses lower case letters and should be in the HTML namespace, which it will pick up automatically from the
xmlns
attribute on the <html> tag. - Inside the dd element, between the
<dd>
starting tag and the</dd>
ending tag, code the inner HTML flow content for the definition description. - When marking up a dd element with editing tags (<ins> or <del>), code the <ins> tag or <del> tag inside the <dd> tag.
- End the dd element with a matching
</dd>
closing tag.
<dd> Content Model
Content of the dd element
The content of the dd element can include HTML comments, text content and any tags that can be used in flow content.