HTML5: dd – description or span of discourse

dd – description or span of discourse # T

The dd element represents either a description or a span of discourse.

Content model #

dd = (normal-character-data & common.elem.flow *) & dd.attrs

Attribute model #

dd.attrs = common.attrs & common.attrs.aria ?

Element-specific attributes #

Tag omission #

A dd element must have a start tag.

A dd element's end tag may be omitted if the dd element is immediately followed by another dd element or a dt element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.

Permitted contexts #

dl = (dt +, dd +)*
dialog = (dt , dd)*

Typical default display properties #

dd {

display: block;

margin-start: 40px; }

Details #

If a dd element’s parent is a dl element, then the dd element represents the description (or value) part of a term-description (name-value) grouping in a description list.

If a dd element’s parent is a dialog element, then the dd element represents a span of discourse (a quote) in a talker-discourse (speaker-quote) pair in a conversation.

HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)