<dt>

The <dt> element contains a term in a definition list entry (<dlentry>).

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/dt

Example

This section is non-normative.

Example 1. Simple definition list example
<dl>
<dlentry>
<dt>Bytes returned</dt>
<dd>The number of bytes of data returned.</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry>
<dt>Bytes available</dt>
<dd>The number of bytes of data available to be returned.</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry><dt>Handle</dt>
<dd>The returned handle value</dd>
</dlentry>
</dl>

Content model

(Text | <boolean> | <cite> | <keyword> | <ph> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <state> | <data> | <data-about> | <draft-comment> | <foreign> | <unknown> | <required-cleanup> | <image>)*

Contained by

<dlentry>

Zero or more of the following
  • Text
  • <boolean>
  • <cite>
  • <data>
  • <data-about>
  • <draft-comment>
  • <foreign>
  • <image>
  • <keyword>
  • <ph>
  • <q>
  • <required-cleanup>
  • <state>
  • <term>
  • <text>
  • <tm>
  • <unknown>
  • <xref>

Contained by

  • <dlentry>

Inheritance

- topic/dt

The <dt> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, outputclass, and @keyref.