DFN - Definition of a term

This element is also available in our updated HTML 4 reference. Some characteristics may have changed.

Appearance:	<DFN> </DFN>
Attributes:	None.
Contents:	TT, I, B, U, STRIKE, BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP, EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, A, APPLET, IMG, FONT, BASEFONT, BR, MAP, INPUT, SELECT, TEXTAREA and plain text.
May occur in:	BODY, DIV, CENTER, BLOCKQUOTE, FORM, TH, TD, DT, DD, LI, P, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, PRE, ADDRESS, TT, I, B, U, STRIKE, BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP, EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, FONT, A, APPLET, CAPTION.

DFN is used to mark up terms which are used for the first time. These are often rendered in italics so the user can see this is where the term is used for the first time.

Notes:

Not all browsers render this tag in an appropriate way.

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