How to style dt and dd so they are on the same line?

Question

Using CSS, how can I style the following:

    
Mercury
    
Mercury (0.4 AU from the Sun) is the closest planet to th         


        

Answer 1

This works on IE7+, is standards compliant, and allows differing heights.

    
A
    
Apple
    
B
    
Banana
Bread
Bun
    
C
    
Cinnamon
        

See the JSFiddle.