<dl>

Description

This element is the definition list, and it is used in conjunction with the <dt> and <dd> elements. You can use the <dl> element to contain multiple definition terms(<dt>) along with definition descriptions(<dd>).

Example


<html>
<body>
     <dl>
          <dt>&lt;TABLE&gt;</dt>
          <dd>an html element.</dd>
          <dt>border-color</dt>
          <dd>a style sheet property.</dd>
          <dt>innerText</dt>
          <dd>a JavaScript property.</dd>
          <dt>cloneNode()</dt>
          <dd>a JavaScript method.</dd>
     </dl><!-- w  w w.  j  av  a 2 s  .c o m-->
</body>
</html>

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<dl>

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HTML Tag Reference

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