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<header><h1>&lt;dd&gt;: The Description Details element</h1></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <code>&lt;dd&gt;</code> <a href="../index">HTML</a> element provides the description, definition, or value for the preceding term (<a href="dt"><code>&lt;dt&gt;</code></a>) in a description list (<a href="dl"><code>&lt;dl&gt;</code></a>).</p></div>
<h2 id="try_it">Try it</h2>
<div class="section-content"><iframe class="interactive is-tabbed-standard-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/dd.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>
<h2 id="attributes">Attributes</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>This element's attributes include the <a href="../global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p> <dl> <dt id="nowrap">
<a href="#nowrap"><code>nowrap</code></a> <abbr class="icon icon-nonstandard" title="Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using."> <span class="visually-hidden">Non-standard</span> </abbr> <abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr>
</dt> <dd> <p>If the value of this attribute is set to <code>yes</code>, the definition text will not wrap. The default value is <code>no</code>.</p> </dd> </dl>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<div class="section-content"><p>For examples, see the <a href="dl#examples">examples provided for the <code>&lt;dl&gt;</code> element</a>.</p></div>
<h2 id="technical_summary">Technical summary</h2>
<div class="section-content"><figure class="table-container"><div class="_table"><table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="../content_categories">Content categories</a></th> <td>None.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted content</th> <td>
<a href="../content_categories#flow_content">Flow content</a>.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Tag omission</th> <td> The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if this element is immediately followed by another <code>&lt;dd&gt;</code> element or a <a href="dt"><code>&lt;dt&gt;</code></a> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted parents</th> <td> A <a href="dl"><code>&lt;dl&gt;</code></a> or a <a href="div"><code>&lt;div&gt;</code></a> that is a child of a <a href="dl"><code>&lt;dl&gt;</code></a>.<br>This element can be used after a <a href="dt"><code>&lt;dt&gt;</code></a> or another <a href="dd" aria-current="page"><code>&lt;dd&gt;</code></a> element. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Implicit ARIA role</th> <td><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#dfn-no-corresponding-role" target="_blank">No corresponding role</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted ARIA roles</th> <td>No <code>role</code> permitted</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">DOM interface</th> <td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement"><code>HTMLElement</code></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div></figure></div>
<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2>
<div class="_table"><table class="standard-table">
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Specification</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-dd-element">HTML Standard <br><small># the-dd-element</small></a></td></tr></tbody>
</table></div>
<h2 id="browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div class="_table"><table>
<thead>
<tr id="bct-browser-type">
<th></th>
<th colspan="6">Desktop</th>
<th colspan="6">Mobile</th>
</tr>
<tr id="bct-browsers">
<th></th>
<th>Chrome</th>
<th>Edge</th>
<th>Firefox</th>
<th>Internet Explorer</th>
<th>Opera</th>
<th>Safari</th>
<th>WebView Android</th>
<th>Chrome Android</th>
<th>Firefox for Android</th>
<th>Opera Android</th>
<th>Safari on IOS</th>
<th>Samsung Internet</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><code>dd</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes"><details><summary>1</summary>Before Firefox 4, this element was implemented using the <code>HTMLSpanElement</code> interface instead of <code>HTMLElement</code>.</details></td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>nowrap</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<h2 id="see_also">See also</h2>
<div class="section-content"><ul> <li><a href="dl"><code>&lt;dl&gt;</code></a></li> <li><a href="dt"><code>&lt;dt&gt;</code></a></li> </ul></div><div class="_attribution">
  <p class="_attribution-p">
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    <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dd" class="_attribution-link">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/dd</a>
  </p>
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