HTML Tag Tutorial

HTML dl Tag

The example of dl tag in HTML

<dl>
<dt>Category one</dt>
 <dd>HTML - stands for HyperText Markup Language</dd>

<dt>Category two</dt>
 <dd>XHTML - stands Extensible Hypertext Markup Language</dd>

</dl>

Working example of dl tag

Category one: HTML - stands for HyperText Markup Language
Category two: XHTML - stands Extensible Hypertext Markup Language

The HTML dl tag is used to define definition list in webpage. Dl tag is used with dt tag and dd tags.

dl tag is supported by all web browsers. These web browsers are Internet explorer, firefox, opera, google chrome.

dl tag supports all common attribute and event attributes.

Common Attribute of dl Tag

Attribute	Value	Explaination
id	ID	unique id document for element
class	classname	list of CSS classes
style	StyleSheet	associated style information of style tags
title	Text	information about an element shown on mouse over cursor
lang	LanguageCode	Language Code of the element
dir	ltr rtl	direction for weak/neutral text

Events Attribute of dl Tag

Attribute	Value	Explaination
onclick	event	Event Fire on mouse button was clicked
ondblclick	event	Event Fire on a mouse button was double clicked
onmousedown	event	Event Fire on a mouse button was pressed down
onmouseup	event	Event Fire on a mouse button was released
onmouseover	event	Event Fire on a mouse was moved onto
onmousemove	event	Event Fire on a mouse was moved within
onmouseout	event	Event Fire on a mouse was moved away
onkeypress	event	Event Fire on a key was pressed and released
onkeydown	event	Event Fire on a key was pressed down
onkeyup	event	Event Fire on a key was released

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