An HTML Description List (or Definition List) is used to display a list of terms and their descriptions, similar to a dictionary format. It uses three main tags:
<dl> : Defines the description list.
<dt> : Defines a data term (the term being described).
<dd> : Defines a data definition (the description of the term)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Description List Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Definition List Example</h3>
<dl>
<dt>HTML</dt>
<dd>HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is used to create web pages.</dd>
<dt>CSS</dt>
<dd>CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. It is used to style the appearance of web
pages.</dd>
<dt>JavaScript</dt>
<dd>JavaScript is a programming language used to make web pages interactive.</dd>
</dl>
</body>
</html>
<dl>: This tag encloses the entire description list.
<dt>: This tag represents a term in the list. Each <dt> tag should be followed by one or more <dd> tags that provide the description.
<dd> This tag provides a description or definition for the preceding term.