# Render the \`dfn\` tag

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-the-dfn-tag/407823>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** markdown\
**Created:** [July 16, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-the-dfn-tag/407823 "2026-07-16T18:12:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-the-dfn-tag/407823/4 "2026-10-18T10:10:12Z")

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> [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](#):
>
> I consider this to be an absence in the HTML standard!

But Discourse is not intended to be rendering HTML posts? - it is Markdown based

~~that said, there _is_ a markdown standard for this which _does_ translate to that tag.~~

~~e.g.~~

```plaintext
Markdown
: A lightweight markup language.

Discourse
: An open-source discussion platform.

```

I therefore support your request!

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