The cover of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Create a Web Page The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference

| Index | Previous Tag: <DEL> | Next Tag: <DIR> |


<DFN>

Marks text that is the defining instance of enclosed word or phrase.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.0 and later 1.0 and later Not supported
Notes:
  • This tag requires the </DFN> end tag.
Attributes:
CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • 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.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

STYLE = "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

Example:
The term <DFN>link rot</DFN> may be defined as 
"The gradual obsolescence of the links on a Web page as 
the sites they point to become unavailable."
How It Looks:
The term link rot may be defined as "The gradual obsolescence of the links on a Web page as the sites they point to become unavailable."

| Index | Previous Tag: <DEL> | Next Tag: <DIR> |