The <dt> HTML element specifies a term in a description or definition list, and as such must be used inside a <dl> element. It is usually followed by a <dd> element; however, multiple <dt> elements in a row indicate several terms that are all defined by the immediate next <dd> element.

The subsequent <dd> (Description Details) element provides the definition or other related text associated with the term specified using <dt>.

This element only includes the global attributes.

For examples, see the examples provided for the <dl> element.

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	Flow content, but with no `<header>`, `<footer>`, sectioning content or heading content descendants.
Tag omission	The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if this element is immediately followed by another `<dt>` element or a `<dd>` element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.
Permitted parents	A `<dl>` or (in WHATWG HTML, W3C HTML 5.2 and later) a `<div>` that is a child of a `<dl>`. This element can be used before a `<dd>` or another `<dt>` element.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	`listitem`
DOM interface	`HTMLElement` Up to Gecko 1.9.2 (Firefox 4) inclusive, Firefox implements the `HTMLSpanElement` interface for this element.

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`dt`	1	12	1	Yes	15	≤4	4.4	18	4	14	≤3.2	1.0

<dt>: The Description Term element

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Technical summary

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Browser compatibility

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