ReferenceElement Reference<description><description> Short description of what the <description> tag does. Syntax VariantsThere are 3 variants of <description>. ImageDescriptionNotationDescriptionWWDescriptionAttributesThis tag has no attributes.ChildrenThe following may appear as children:<p> <tabular> ParentsThis element may appear as an immediate child of the following elements: <image> AttributesThis tag has no attributes.ChildrenThe following may appear as children(Show all):Keyword TagsLatin TermsMusicQuotationSpecial Characters<abbr> <acro> <alert> <articletitle> <attr> <c> <delete> <em> <email> <fillin> <foreign> <init> <insert> <m> <pf> <prefigure> <pubtitle> <quantity> <stale> <tag> <tage> <taxon> <term> TextParentsThis element may appear as an immediate child of the following elements: <notation> AttributesThis tag has no attributes.ChildrenThe following may appear as children(Show all):Special Characters<line> TextParentsThis element may appear as an immediate child of the following elements: <webwork> Examples<department><division>