The defining occurrence
dfn
The dfn element identifies which, of the many occurrences of a word, is the defining instance.
The dfn element wraps the word being defined. Its surrounding context — which may be a paragraph or section — is the prose definition.
Properties
- title
- The title attribute is optional. When provided, it specifies the term being defined. When omitted, the text of the dfn element specifies the term being defined.