HTML <dfn> tag

HTML <dfn> tag also called as HTML definition tag. It is used to represent the term which is defined within context of definition phrase or sentence in an HTML document. The defining instance term usually the first term in a document.

If a term is contained within the <dfn> element then browser understands that nearby text is the definition of the term.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <dfn> tag

Example

Output:

Using title attribute:

Output:

Attribute

Tag-specific attribute

Global attribute

HTML <dfn> tag supports the global attributes in HTML

Event attribute

HTML <dfn> tag supports the event attributes in HTML.

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<dfn>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes