The <dt> HTML element specifies a term in a description or definition list, and as such must be used inside a <dl> element.

What is DT and DD HTML?

The <dd> tag in HTML stands for definition description and is used to denote the description or definition of an item in a description list. … The <dd> tag in HTML is used along with <dl> tag which defines the description list and <dt> tag which defines the terms in the description list.

What is the difference between DL and DT in HTML?

The <dl> tag is used to specify (start) the definition list. This tag is commonly used to implement a glossary. You can put only <dt> and <dd> tags inside the <dl> tag. The <dt> tag is used to specify the definition terms or items in a definition list.