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Dfn Tag In HTML

In this article, we will discuss the dfn tag in HTML.

Purpose

Semantically, dfn specifies the definition term, and presentation-wise, the dfn tag italicizes the content.

What Is The Definition Term?

Consider a scenario, where you are looking for the meaning of the word ‘classroom’ in the dictionary. So, the word ‘classroom’ is the definition term.

Picture showing the definition term from the english dictionary example

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Syntax

<dfn>Content</dfn>

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en"  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <title></title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <dfn>classroom</dfn>- a room where classes are held.	
    </body>
</html>

Try It

Output

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera	Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Wednesday, February 1, 2017

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