Definition List Layout - Free UI Component Template

Text Color #1e293b

Accent Color #4f46e5

Background Color #ffffff

Font Size (rem) 1

Max Width (px) 800

Definition List Layout

A semantic grid-based layout for term definitions. Features a clean multi-column desktop view that collapses elegantly for mobile.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Definition List Layout</title>
    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Plus+Jakarta+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
    <style>
        :root {
            --text-color: {{textColor}};
            --accent-color: {{accentColor}};
            --bg-color: {{bgColor}};
            --font-size: {{fontSize}}rem;
            --list-width: {{listWidth}}px;
        }

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

body {
            font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
            background: #f8fafc;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            min-height: 100vh;
            padding: 2rem;
            color: var(--text-color);
        }

.dl-container {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: var(--list-width);
            background: var(--bg-color);
            border-radius: 20px;
            padding: 2.5rem 3rem;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
            font-size: var(--font-size);
        }

.dl-header { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
        .dl-title { font-size: 1.75em; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }

.definition-list {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
            gap: 2rem;
        }

dt {
            font-weight: 800;
            color: var(--accent-color);
            white-space: nowrap;
        }

dd {
            color: var(--text-color);
            opacity: 0.7;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
        }

dd:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

@media (max-width: 600px) {
            .definition-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.5rem; }
            dt { padding-left: 0; }
            dt::before { display: none; }
            dd { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
        }

</style>
</head>
<body style="--accent-rgb: 79, 70, 229;">

<div class="dl-container">
        <div class="dl-header">
            <h2 class="dl-title">Technical Glossary</h2>
        </div>

<dl class="definition-list">
            <dt>Event Loop</dt>
            <dd>A programming construct or design pattern that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program. It is the core of asynchronous programming in JavaScript.</dd>

<dt>Middleware</dt>
            <dd>Software that acts as a bridge between an operating system or database and applications, especially on a network. In web development, it refers to functions that have access to the request and response objects.</dd>

<dt>Hydration</dt>
            <dd>The process of using client-side JavaScript to add interactivity to static HTML pages that were rendered by the server. This is common in frameworks like React and Vue.</dd>

<dt>Polymorphism</dt>
            <dd>The provision of a single interface to entities of different types. A polymorphic function or data type can be used in different instances without changing its implementation.</dd>
        </dl>
    </div>

</body>
</html>