- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:07:52 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Chris Reeve <chrisreeve15@yahoo.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009, Chris Reeve wrote: > > If I am choosing to use the dfn tag to comply with 3.1.3 (Unusual > words). but I have the same word and/or phrase on multiple pages, do I > need to add the dfn tag on each page in this scenario, or can one page > with the dfn tag satisfty 3.1.3, with other pages neglecting unusual > words, since the word and/or phrase in question is identiical? Per HTML5, you should only use the <dfn> element for the actual defining instance of the word in question. Use it wherever you are defining the word or term. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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