The <dfn> element

Short for ‘Definition’. The contents of this element should be a term which is being defined at this point in the document.

Full list of attributes

All the usual HTML global attributes are available

title

If present, provides the exact term being defined. Otherwise the term is the content of the element, or the title attribute of an <abbr> element inside the <dfn> element.

Further information

• Official specification for <dfn> element