HTML <dd> tag

The <dd> tag is used to describe a term or name in a description lists.

Type: Block Element

Syntax of <dd> tag

<dl>
 <dt> Term 1 </dt>
  <dd> Description 1 </dd>
 <dt> Term 2 </dt>
  <dd> Description 2 </dd>
</dl>

The <dd> tag can't be alone like <dd> This is wrong </dd>.

Supported Browsers

Tag	Chrome	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera Mini
<dd>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Full code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
 <dl>
  <dt>HTML</dt>
  <dd>
  Hypertext Markup Language is the most common language for web developers.
  </dd>

  <dt>CSS</dt>
  <dd>
  Cascading Style Sheets is helpful in styling the HTML documents.
  </dd>

  <dt>JS</dt>
  <dd>
  JavaScript is a programming language used for dynamic websites.
  </dd>
  
</dl>
</body>
</html>

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Output on the browser

HTML: Hypertext Markup Language is the most common language for web developers.
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets is helpful in styling the HTML documents.
JS: JavaScript is a programming language used for dynamic websites.

More reference

In HTML 4.01, <dd> was used to describe an item in a definition list.

The <dl> tag is used to define a description list.
The <dt> tag is used to define a term to be described in a description list.

Default CSS properties of <dd> tag

dd {
  display:block;
  margin-left:40px;
  color:#555;
}

Note: We can place other HTML elements such as <p>, <img>, <a>, etc. within a <dd> tag.

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