A definition list is such a list that contains a term and a definition for that term. And there can be many such pairs of term-definition in the list. The <dl> and </dl> tags are used to create a list of definitions . List items are placed inside these tags.
Each item in the list consists of a term and a definition. The term is placed in the <dt> and </dt> tags (dt is an abbreviation for “definition term”), and the definition is in the <dd> and </dd> tags (dd is an abbreviation for “definition description”)
Consider the simplest list of definitions:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Definition tags In HTML5</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The dl, dd, and dt elements</h1>
<p>These elements are used to create a description list:</p>
<dl>
<dt>Volkswagen Plus</dt>
<dd>Volkswagen Plus Description</dd>
<dt>Ford Motor</dt>
<dd>It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903 </dd>
</dl>
</body>
</html>
