HTML5 <article> Tag
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Description
The <article> element represents a section of content that forms an independent part of a document, such as a blog post, article, or other self-contained unit of information, that may be linked to or included in some other content body.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Placement: | Block |
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| Content: | Block, inline, and text |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: required, End tag: required |
| Version: | New in HTML5 |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <article> tag is given with:
The example below shows the <article> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<article>
<h1>Introduction to HTML</h1>
<p>HTML is a markup language that is used for creating web pages.</p>
</article>Tag-Specific Attributes
The <article> tag doesn't have any specific attribute.
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <article> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <article> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <article> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML Text Formatting.
Related tags: <address>.
