Definition lists consist of terms as list markers, which are associated with details in the list entries.

The definition list is an essential tool to structure textual content on a small scale. We only have one Markdown syntax structure, but the theme offers styling options that make a big difference.

Syntax

First Term
: Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and 
Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
: Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and
Consonantia, there live the blind texts.

Second Term with
Term Alternative
: Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and
Consonantia, there live the blind texts.

Every list item begins with one or more terms. The lines after them contain the details starting with a colon followed by a space. An empty line between the list items is mandatory.

Layout

The layout has to consider the length and number of all the components. The default version is working with every combination of terms and descriptions the additional options are not. The tight style suits single terms with details, which do usually not exceed one line on larger screens. The loose style is intended for terms with extensive details.

Standard

The standard layout resembles the default style of common browsers:

First Term
Fickle bog dwarves jinx empathy quiz. Sex prof gives back no quiz with mild joy. Few black taxis drive up major roads on quiet hazy nights.
Fox dwarves chop my talking quiz job. Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud! Foxy parsons quiz and cajole the lovably dim wiki-girl.
Second Term with
Term Alternative
Twelve ziggurats quickly jumped a finch box. Bright vixens jump; dozy fowl quack. Lovak won the squad prize cup for sixty big jumps.

This style looks especially well as a literature list for example:

Horkheimer, Max und Theodor W. Adorno
Dialektik der Aufklärung: Philosophische Fragmente. 18. Aufl. Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verl., 2009.
Wiener, Norbert
Kybernetik: Regelung und Nachrichtenübertragung im Lebewesen und in der Maschine. Econ classics. Düsseldorf: ECON-Verl., 1992.

Tight

For a list with short single terms and only one short definition, a tighter is probably more suitable. We apply it with the attribute {.dl-tight}:

First
When zombies arrive, quickly fax judge Pat.
Second
Hick dwarves jam blitzing foxy quip.

Loose

Short terms with long descriptions will look better with a loose style, that is applied by the attribute {.dl-loose}

First term
As quirky joke, chefs won’t pay devil magic zebra tax. Sympathizing would fix Quaker objectives. My jocks box, get hard, unzip, quiver, flow.
Fix problem quickly with galvanized jets. Quest judge wizard bonks foxy chimp love. Public junk dwarves quiz mighty fox.
Second term
How razorback-jumping frogs can level six piqued gymnasts! Sex prof gives back no quiz with mild joy. Heavy boxes perform quick waltzes and jigs.

In the case we need a little more space for the terms, we can apply .dl-loose3. The normal loose style reserves a quarter of the full text width for terms — with this attribute we get one third:

First very long term
Lovak won the squad prize cup for sixty big jumps. Quirky spud boys can jam after zapping five worthy Polysixes. Grumpy wizards make a toxic brew for the jovial queen.
Big fjords vex quick waltz nymph. A very big box sailed up then whizzed quickly from Japan. By Jove, my quick study of lexicography won a prize.
Second very long term
Heavy boxes perform quick waltzes and jigs. Levi Lentz packed my bag with six quarts of juice. Pack my red box with five dozen quality jugs.

Icon list

When can also use icons to define the aspects of our structured information. The attribute {.dl-icon} provides a fitting layout. Often the corresponding details are short, so we can combine the attribute with a column layout. Therefor, the attribute set here is {.dl-icon .col2}:

Then a cop quizzed Mick Jagger’s ex-wives briefly. Six big devils from Japan quickly forgot how to waltz.
Five quacking zephyrs jolt my wax bed. Then a cop quizzed Mick Jagger’s ex-wives briefly.
GQ jock wears vinyl tuxedo for showbiz promo. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
All questions asked by five watched experts amaze the judge. Bawds jog, flick quartz, vex nymphs.
Quirky spud boys can jam after zapping five worthy Polysixes. Five hexing wizard bots jump quickly.
Pack my red box with five dozen quality jugs. Waxy and quivering, jocks fumble the pizza.