HTML Reference Manual

HTML Tag Reference

HTML: <article> Tag

The HTML <article> tag is an HTML5element, which defines an independent component in an HTML document. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <article> element.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>　
<meta charset="utf-8">　
<title>Basic Tutorial Website(oldtoolbag.com)</title>　
</head>
<body>
<article>
　　　　<h1>Article Title</h1>
　　　　<p>Display text below the article</p>
</article>
</body>
</html>

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Browser compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

IE 9+Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari all support the <article> tag.

Note: IE 8 or earlier versions of IE browsers do not support the <article> tag.

tag definition and usage instructions

The HTML <article> element is found within the <body> tag and is an HTML5element.

The <article> tag defines independent content.

The content defined by the <article> tag must be meaningful and must be independent of the rest of the document.

The <article> tag can be used for any of the following: forum posts, blog entries, magazine articles, newspaper articles, user comments, or independent content items.

HTML 4.01 and HTML5differences between

The <article> tag is an HTML5 new tag.

Global attributes

Support for <article> tag Global attributes of HTML.

Event attributes

Support for <article> tag HTML event attributes.

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