
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<DL>
Begins a definition list.
Support:
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Notes:
- The typical definition list use two kinds of interior tags: a definition term (see the <DT> tag) and a definition description (see the <DD> tag).
- This tag requires the </DL> end tag.
Attributes:
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- CLEAR
= "Text"
Determines whether the <DL> text appears after an image if text is currently being wrapped around that image.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Notes:
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This attribute appeared briefly in HTML 3.0, but then disappeared.
- COMPACT
Tells the browser to display a compact version of the list.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
2.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
Notes:
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- LANG
= "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
- STYLE
= "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.
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Support:
-
HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).
Example:
<DL>
<DT>Dancing baloney
<DD>Web page-based animated images, Java applets,
and other bells and whistles that are not only useless, but also
detract from the overall quality of the page.
</DL>
How It Looks:
- Dancing baloney
- Web page-based animated images, Java applets,
and other bells and whistles that are not only useless, but also
detract from the overall quality of the page.
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