Does anyone use the DL, DT and DD tags? I have a list with each item having a title and description and was wondering if this would be the best thing to use for it or would the simple ul and li tags be better?
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Does anyone use the DL, DT and DD tags? I have a list with each item having a title and description and was wondering if this would be the best thing to use for it or would the simple ul and li tags be better?
Thanks
Yes, a definition list (
<dl>) is specifically for lists where each item has a title and description. You can then style the ‘definition term’ (AKA title<dt>) and description (<dd>) separately. Your markup will make more sense semantically, and also be more easily machine-readable. Definition lists have been part of HTML for as long as I can recall. Here’s a plain example, and a fancier one with images, both using<dl>.