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Usage

Within a definition list, dt represents a term to be defined.

Within a dialog, dt represents a speaker in a conversation.

Attributes

• align
• clear
• height
• nowrap
• width
• common attributes

Browser compatibility

Compatibility table legend

Further reading

• The dt element in HTML 5
• The dt element in HTML 4
• The dt element on MSDN
• The history of the dt element on blooberry.com