---
category: Components
type: Data Display
title: Descriptions
cols: 1
cover: https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/alicdn/MjtG9_FOI/Descriptions.svg
---
Display multiple read-only fields in groups.
## When To Use
Commonly displayed on the details page.
## API
### Descriptions
| Property | Description | Type | Default | Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| title | The title of the description list, placed at the top | ReactNode | - | |
| bordered | whether to display the border | boolean | false | |
| column | the number of `DescriptionItems` in a row,could be a number or a object like `{ xs: 8, sm: 16, md: 24}` ,(Only set `bordered={true}` to take effect) | number | 3 | |
| size | set the size of the list. Can be set to `middle` ,`small`, or not filled | `default` \| `middle` \| `small` | false | |
| layout | Define description layout | `horizontal` \| `vertical` | `horizontal` | |
| colon | change default props `colon` value of `Descriptions.Item` | boolean | true | |
### DescriptionItem
| Property | Description | Type | Default | Version |
| -------- | ------------------------------ | --------- | ------- | ------- |
| label | description of the content | ReactNode | - | |
| span | The number of columns included | number | 1 | |
> The number of span Description.Item. Span={2} takes up the width of two DescriptionItems.
