dfn element | dfn object
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Indicates the defining instance of a term.
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Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 9.2.1
HTML information
| Closing Tag | required |
|---|---|
| CSS Display | inline |
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Node
dfn
Element
dfn
Remarks
Examples
This example uses the DFN element to indicate a term definition.
<DFN>HTML stands for hypertext markup language.</DFN>
See also
Build date: 3/8/2012
