C.1.21 Element dl

C.1.21.1 Description

A description list, consisting of a number of pairs of a `description term', dt, and `description data', dd. Notionally, the dd is the definition of a term introduced by the dt, but the construction can legitimately be used a little more widely than this.

C.1.21.2 Parents

p, px, span

C.1.21.3 Content

(update * , (dt , dd) + )

dl
 |_(update*,
 |__(dt,
 |___dd)+)

C.1.21.4 Attribute dl/compact

A hint to the formatter, suggesting that the contents of the list might benefit from a more compact representation. As a hint, the formatter is free to ignore it.

• Default: #implied
• Allowed values: compact