HTML 4.0 Logo Reader Icon OEB 1.0 Logo <dfn>Definition

This tag is used at first mention when a term is defined, and renders enclosed text as italics. It can also be used with CSS or with the ID attribute to simply style and references to definitions within an eBook.

In version 1.0 of the Microsoft Pocket PC Reader, this tag is ignored.

Attributes

class, id, lang, style, title (ignored)

Sample

Definition Sample diagram

Sample Code

<h3>DFN, or Definition</h3>
This tag is used at first mention when a term is <dfn>defined</dfn>, and italicizes the text it encloses.

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