HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)

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dt – term or “talker”/speaker # T

The dt element represents either a term or a “talker”/speaker.

Content model #

dt = (normal-character-data & common.elem.phrasing*) & dt.attrs

Attribute model #

dt.attrs = common.attrs & common.attrs.aria?

Element-specific attributes #

Tag omission #

A dt element must have a start tag.

A dt element's end tag may be omitted if the dt element is immediately followed by another dt element or a dd element.

Permitted contexts #

Typical default display properties #

dt {
display: block; }

Details #

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

If a dt element’s parent is a dialog element, then the dt element represents a “talker” (or speaker) part of a talker-discourse (speaker-quote) pair in a conversation.

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