Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/dl tests
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When using MediaWiki parser's built-in description/definition/association list shorthand markup (the ; and : syntax), there cannot be blank lines between any "terms" or "definitions" in the list, or it breaks the list markup.
Contiguous association list in MediaWiki markup
View source to behold the semantic markup.
;Term 1
:Definition 1A
:Definition 1B
;Term 2 (UK)
;Term 2 (US)
:Definition 2
{{collapse top|title=Wiki source|bg=LightGray}}
;Term 1
:Definition 1A
:Definition 1B
;Term 2 (UK)
;Term 2 (US)
:Definition 2
{{collapse bottom}}
{{collapse top|title=Resulting HTML}}
- Term 1
- Definition 1A
- Definition 1B
- Term 2 (UK)
- Term 2 (US)
- Definition 2
{{collapse bottom}}
Association list in MediaWiki markup with blank lines
View source to behold to MW vomit.
;Term 1
:Definition 1A
:Definition 1B
;Term 2 (UK)
;Term 2 (US)
:Definition 2
{{collapse top|title=Wiki source|bg=LightGray}}
;Term 1
:Definition 1A
:Definition 1B
;Term 2 (UK)
;Term 2 (US)
:Definition 2
{{collapse bottom}}
{{collapse top|title=Resulting HTML|bg=Salmon}}
- Term 1
- Definition 1A
- Definition 1B
- Term 2 (UK)
- Term 2 (US)
- Definition 2
{{collapse bottom}}
This is a semantic HTML and Web accessibility nightmare.
Association list in HTML with blank lines
View source to behold the semantic markup's return
- Term 1
- Definition 1A
- Definition 1B
-
Term 2 (UK)
-
Term 2 (US)
-
Definition 2
{{collapse top|title=Wiki source|bg=LightGray}}
- Term 1
- Definition 1A
- Definition 1B
-
Term 2 (UK)
-
Term 2 (US)
-
Definition 2
{{collapse bottom}}
{{collapse top|title=Resulting HTML}}
- Term 1
- Definition 1A
- Definition 1B
- Term 2 (UK)
- Term 2 (US)
- Definition 2
{{collapse bottom}}
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