Why won't this stay on one line :/

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            <dl class="pairsInline">
                        <dt>{xen:phrase likes_received}:</dt>
                        <dd>{xen:number $user.like_count}</dd>
                    </dl>

Likes:
40

should be
Likes: 40

Ive seen others have the very same code and its all on one line for them
Ive played with this and can't work it out
(other than removing the dd and wrap the whole lot in dt)

Thanks

for anyone after the same add in extra css

.messageUserBlock .extraUserInfo dt {
    display: inline !important;
}