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11. Definition Lists

In lesson 6 we saw how to create two types of lists: ordered <ol>...</ol> and unordered <ul>...</ul> lists. We now introduce a third variety, the definition list. Unlike the lists we have seen earlier, the definition list marks its entries not with a bullet marker or a number, but by its pattern of indentation.

The format for a definition list tag is:


<dl>
<dt>  title1
<dd>  definition1
<dt>  title2
<dd>  definition2
                :
                :
                :
<dt>  titleN
<dd>  definitionN
</dl>

The <dl> .... </dl>; tags include alternating pairs of titles <dt> and definitions <dd>. A Web browser will typically generate the list with each definition indented to offset it from the title.

Viewed in a web browser, the above example looks like this:

sample web page
title1
definition1
title2
definition2
:
:
titleN
definitionN
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