HTML dl Tag

The <dl> tag in HTML is used to represent the description list. This tag is used with <dt> and <dd> tag. In HTML4.1, it defines definition list and in HTML5, it defines description list.

Syntax:

<dl> Contents... </dl>

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
 
<html>
 
    <body>
 
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>

        <h2>dl Tag</h2>

        <!-- HTML dl tag -->

        <dl>

            <dt>GeeksforGeeks</dt>

            <dd>A Computer Science Portal For Geeks</dd>

        </dl>
 
    </body>
 
</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers:

Google Chrome
Edge 12
Internet Explorer
Firefox 1
Safari
Opera

Article Tags :

Web Technologies

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