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Its value must be the complete wikitext for the description list, which may be created using wikitext syntax, HTML tags, or the {} family of templates. Do not wrap the description list in any other element before wrapping it in this template, as the <dl> element must be a direct child of this template's wrapper element. Here is an example:
To float pictures to the right of the list, one should put the image markup before the first item in most cases, see the example "A". Inserting the image markup as a separate line within the list (as in example "B") once again will split it into two half-lists.
Its value must be the complete wikitext for the description list, which may be created using wikitext syntax, HTML tags, or the {} family of templates. Do not wrap the description list in any other element before wrapping it in this template, as the <dl> element must be a direct child of this template's wrapper element. Here is an example:
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
''Title of list:'' example 1, example 2, example 3 Title of list: example 1, example 2, example 3 This style requires less space on the page, and is preferred if there are only a few entries in the list, it can be read easily, and a direct edit point is not required. The list items should start with a lowercase letter unless they are proper nouns.
A description list (a.k.a. association list or definition list) consists of name–value groups, [21] and was known as a definition list prior to HTML5. [22] Description lists are intended for groups of "terms and definitions, metadata topics and values, questions and answers, or any other groups of name–value data".
In this example, the scope attribute defines what the headers describe, column or row, which screen readers use. You can add a table using HTML rather than wiki markup, as described at HTML element#Tables. However, HTML tables are discouraged because wikitables are easier to customize and maintain, as described at manual of style on tables.
This navbox is intended for use at the bottom of the documentation pages of list-generating and -formatting templates. It takes no parameters. The above documentation is transcluded from Template:HTML lists/doc .