Building definition lists in HTML

A definition list is often used for definitions of terms. For example:

tree ears:

An edible bracket fungus.

tofu:

A high-protein food made from soybeans.

The general form of this construct is:

  <dl>
    <dt>term1 <dd>def1
    <dt>term2 <dd>def2 ...
  </dl>

The above example might look like this in source form:

  <dl>
    <dt>tree ears:
    <dd>An edible bracket fungus.

    <dt>tofu:
    <dd>A high-protein food made from soybeans.
  </dl>

John Shipman, john@nmt.edu Last updated: 1995/12/19 18:39:54 UT URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/html/dl.html