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Compact horizontal
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Fluid horizontal
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Column fill
Column fill will modify the default placement of description list groups to fill from top to bottom using css column-count, instead of left to right. Note: using this modifier will change the layout so that horizontally adjacent groups are no longer aligned in the same row.
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Auto fit
Auto-fit basic
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Auto-fit, min width modified, grid template columns
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Auto-fit, min width modified, responsive grid template columns
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Responsive column definitions
Default, responsive columns
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Horizontal, responsive columns
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Responsive, horizontal, vertical group layout
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Auto-column-width
Default, auto columns width
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Inline grid
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Display variant
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Card variants
Cards can be used as description list group wrappers. Using cards in this way applies the card body padding directly to the card and enables the use of card modifiers within description list groups.
Description list group wrapper as card
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Display lg and card variant
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Display 2xl and card variant
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Display and card variant, three column on lg breakpoint
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Display and card variant, horizontal, modified term width
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Documentation
Accessibility
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title | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Provides an accessible title for the description list. Required |
tabindex="0" | .pf-v6-c-description-list__text.pf-m-help-text | Inserts the .pf-v6-c-description-list__text into the tab order of the page so that it is focusable. Required when the element is clickable |
Usage
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.pf-v6-c-description-list | <dl> | Initiates the description list component. Required |
.pf-v6-c-description-list__group | <div> | Initiates a description list component group. Required |
.pf-v6-c-description-list__term | <dt> | Initiates a description list component term. Required |
.pf-v6-c-description-list__description | <dd> | Initiates a description list component description. Required |
.pf-v6-c-description-list__text | <span>, <div> | Initiates a description list component text element. Use a <span> when a child of .pf-v6-c-description-list__term. Required |
.pf-v6-c-description-list__term-icon | <span> | Initiates a description list component term icon element. |
.pf-m-compact | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list for compact horizontal and vertical spacing. |
.pf-m-display-lg | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list to have large display styling. |
.pf-m-display-2xl | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list to have 2xl display styling. |
.pf-m-fluid | .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-horizontal | Modifies the description list term width to be fluid. |
.pf-m-help-text | .pf-v6-c-description-list__text | Indicates there is more information available for the description list component term text. |
.pf-m-horizontal{-on-[sm, md, lg, xl, 2xl]} | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list component term and description pair to a horizontal layout. |
.pf-m-vertical{-on-[sm, md, lg, xl, 2xl]} | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list component term and description pair to a vertical layout. |
.pf-m-fill-columns | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list groups to fill columns from top to bottom, instead of rows from left to right. |
.pf-m-auto-column-widths | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list to format automatically. |
.pf-m-inline-grid | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list display to inline-grid. |
.pf-m-{1,2,3}-col{-on-[sm, md, lg, xl, 2xl]} | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the description list number of columns. |
--pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--min{-on-[breakpoint]}: {width} | .pf-v6-c-description-list | Modifies the min value of the grid-template-columns declaration at optional breakpoint. |
--pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width{-on-[breakpoint]}: {width} | .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-horizontal | Modifies the description list term width at optional breakpoint. |
CSS variables
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--RowGap | 1.5rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--ColumnGap | 3rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--count | 1 | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--width | 1fr | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--min | 0 | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--RowGap | 0.5rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--ColumnGap | 1rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--GridTemplateColumns | auto | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--GridTemplateRows | auto 1fr | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--GridColumn | auto | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-compact--RowGap | 1rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-compact--ColumnGap | 0.5rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term--Display | inline | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term--sm--Display | flex | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term--FontWeight | 500 | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term--FontSize | 0.75rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term--LineHeight | 1.5 | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term-icon--MinWidth | 0.75rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term-icon--MarginInlineEnd | 0.5rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term-icon--Color | (In light theme) #707070 | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-vertical__group--GridTemplateColumns | repeat(1) | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-vertical__group--GridTemplateRows | auto 1fr | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width | 12ch | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__description--width | minmax(10ch, auto) | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__group--GridTemplateColumns | 12ch minmax(10ch, auto) | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__group--GridTemplateRows | auto | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-1-col--GridTemplateColumns--count | 1 | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-2-col--GridTemplateColumns--count | 2 | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-3-col--GridTemplateColumns--count | 3 | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-auto-fit--GridTemplateColumns--min | 15.625rem | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-auto-fit--GridTemplateColumns--minmax--min | 15.625rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__text--m-help-text--TextDecorationLine | underline | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__text--m-help-text--TextDecorationStyle | dashed | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__text--m-help-text--TextUnderlineOffset | 0.25rem | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__text--m-help-text--hover--TextDecorationLine | underline | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__text--m-help-text--hover--TextDecorationStyle | dashed | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-display-lg__description--FontSize | 1rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-display-2xl__description--FontSize | 1.5rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width-on-sm | inherit | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width-on-md | inherit | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width-on-lg | inherit | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width-on-xl | inherit | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width-on-2xl | inherit | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list | --pf-v6-c-description-list__term--width | 12ch | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-auto-column-widths | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--width | minmax(8ch, max-content) | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-auto-fit | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--minmax--min | 0 | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-compact | --pf-v6-c-description-list--RowGap | 1rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-compact | --pf-v6-c-description-list--ColumnGap | 0.5rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-fluid | --pf-v6-c-description-list--m-horizontal__term--width | fit-content(20ch) | ||
| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-display-lg | --pf-v6-c-description-list__description--FontSize | 1rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-display-2xl | --pf-v6-c-description-list__description--FontSize | 1.5rem | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list__text.pf-m-help-text:is(:hover, :focus) | --pf-v6-c-description-list__text--m-help-text--TextDecorationLine | underline | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list__text.pf-m-help-text:is(:hover, :focus) | --pf-v6-c-description-list__text--m-help-text--TextDecorationStyle | dashed | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-1-col | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--count | 1 | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-2-col | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--count | 2 | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-3-col | --pf-v6-c-description-list--GridTemplateColumns--count | 3 | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-horizontal | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--GridTemplateColumns | 12ch minmax(10ch, auto) | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-horizontal | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--GridTemplateRows | auto | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-vertical | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--GridTemplateColumns | repeat(1) | ||
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| .pf-v6-c-description-list.pf-m-vertical | --pf-v6-c-description-list__group--GridTemplateRows | auto 1fr | ||
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