description
\begin{description} \item [label1] item1 \item [label2] item2 ... \end{description}
The description
environment is used to make labelled lists. Each
label is typeset in bold, flush right. The item text may
contain multiple paragraphs.
Another variation: since the bold style is applied to the labels, if
you typeset a label in typewriter using \texttt
, you'll get
bold typewriter: \item[\texttt{bold and typewriter}]
. This
may be too bold, among other issues. To get just typewriter, use
\tt
, which resets all other style variations: \item[{\tt
plain typewriter}]
.
For details about list spacing, see itemize.