DFN Element | DFN Object

Indicates the defining instance of a term.

HTML Syntax

<DFN
    CLASS=classname
    ID=value
    LANG=language
    LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT  | VBS
    STYLE=css1-properties
    TITLE=text
    event = script
>

Remarks

The DFN element is an inline element and requires a closing tag.

This element is available in HTML as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0, and in script as of Internet Explorer 4.0.

Members

DFN Members

Styles

DFN Styles

Example

This example uses the DFN element to indicate a term definition.
<DFN>HTML stands for hypertext markup language.</DFN>