When writing in HTML, the

tag, also called the HTML description element, gives details about a term in a description list (
). The
tag must be the child of the list or
tag. The
tag must also follow the
element. The following sections contain information about the
tag, including an example of it in use, and related attributes and browser compatibility.

Example of
code

Bear
Large brown mammal
Frog
Small green amphibian

Example result

Attributes

Within an HTML tag, an attribute dictates certain aspects of an HTML element. Attributes are made up of a name and value pair. While the

tag does not have any unique attributes, it does utilize all of the standard attributes.

  • Example of
    code
  • Example result
  • Attributes
  • Compatibility
  • Related information

Compatibility

Browser, Compatibility, Container tag, Web design terms

  • How to create a bullet and number list in HTML.
  • HTML and web design help and support.