HTML5: dt – term/name or talker/speaker

dt – term/name or talker/speaker # T

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

Content model #

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

Attribute model #

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 #

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

Typical default display properties #

dt {

display: block; }

Details #

If a dt element’s parent is a dl element, then the dt element represents a term/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/speaker part of a talker-discourse (speaker-quote) pair in a conversation.