<dl>
A description list of name–value groups: glossaries, metadata, spec sheets, FAQs.
Baseline: Widely available · Grouping content
When to use it
Whenever content is naturally pairs — term and definition, label and value; div wrappers around each pair are allowed for styling.
When not to
Not for dialogue, and not when there's only ever one column of things — that's a ul.
Example
- Prep time
- 15 minutes
- Yield
- One loaf
<dl>
<dt>Prep time</dt><dd>15 minutes</dd>
<dt>Yield</dt><dd>One loaf</dd>
</dl>