---
title: <dt>
slug: Web/HTML/Element/dt
translation_of: Web/HTML/Element/dt
---
<h2 id="Sumário">Sumário</h2>

<p>O elemento <strong>HTML <code>&lt;dt&gt;</code></strong> (ou Elemento HTML de Definição de Termo) identifica um termo na lista de definição. Este elemento pode ocorrer somente em um elemento filho de {{HTMLElement("dl")}}. Geralmente seguido por um elemento {{HTMLElement("dd")}}; ou multiplos <code>&lt;dt&gt;</code> na mesma linha indicam vários termos  sendo definidos pelo próximo element {{HTMLElement("dd")}}.</p>

<ul class="htmlelt">
 <li><dfn><a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Content_categories" title="HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></dfn> Vazio.</li>
 <li><dfn>Permitted content</dfn>{{todo}} <a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Content_categories#Flowing_content" title="HTML/Content_categories#Phrasing_content">Flow content</a>, but with no {{HTMLElement("header")}}, {{HTMLElement("footer")}}, sectioning content or heading content descendants.</li>
 <li><dfn>Tag omission</dfn> Must have a start tag. The end tag may be omitted if this element is immediately followed by another <code>&lt;dd&gt;</code> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.</li>
 <li><dfn>Permitted parent elements</dfn> Before a {{HTMLElement("dt")}} or a {{HTMLElement("dd")}} element, inside a {{HTMLElement("dl")}}.</li>
 <li><dfn>DOM interface</dfn> {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} Up to Gecko 1.9.2 (Firefox 4) inclusive, Firefox implements the <a href="/en-US/docs/DOM/span" title="DOM/span"><span style="font-family: courier new;">HTMLSpanElement</span></a> interface for this element.</li>
</ul>

<h2 id="Atributos">Atributos</h2>

<p><span style="line-height: 21px;">Este elemento inclui somente</span><span style="line-height: 21px;"> </span><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTML/Global_attributes" style="line-height: 21px;" title="HTML/Global attributes">atributos globais</a><span style="line-height: 21px;">.</span></p>

<h2 id="Exemplo">Exemplo</h2>

<p>Para exemplo veja <a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Element/dl#Examples" title="HTML/Element/dl#Examples">definição de lista</a>.</p>

<h2 id="Specifications" name="Specifications">Especificações</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'grouping-content.html#the-dt-element', '&lt;dt&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'grouping-content.html#the-dt-element', '&lt;dt&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML4.01', 'struct/lists.html#h-10.3', '&lt;dt&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML4.01')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility" name="Browser_compatibility">Navegadores compatíveis</h2>

<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="Veja_também">Veja também</h2>

<ul>
 <li>{{HTMLElement("dd")}}, {{HTMLElement("dl")}}</li>
</ul>

<div>{{HTMLRef}}</div>