Article element
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Features and usage
The <article> element represents a complete composition in a web page or web application that is independently distributable or reusable, e.g. in syndication. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a blog entry, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget or gadget, or any other independent item of content.cite-ref-1[1]
Examples
At its most basic, <article> can be used to encapsulate a body of text and a corresponding title like so:
<article>
<h2>Insert Title Here</h2>
<p>Insert a paragraph of text here</p>
</article>
Forum entries and comments are typically implemented by nesting <article> tags:
<article>
<header>
<h1>Entry Title</h1>
<p>Header Info</p>
</header>
<p>Content of entry...</p>
<article>
<header>
<h2>Author: John Smith</h2>
<p>Comment Info</p>
</header>
<p>Comment text...</p>
</article>
<article>
<header>
<h2>Author: Jane Johnson</h2>
<p>2nd Comment's Info</p>
</header>
<p>Comment text...</p>
</article>
</article>
Attributes
The <article> element only includes the global HTML attributes such as contenteditable, id, and title.cite-ref-2[2] However, pubdate, an optional boolean attribute of the <time> element, is often used in conjunction with <article>. If present, it indicates that the <time> element is the date the <article> was published. Note that pubdate applies only to the parent <article> element, or to the document as a whole.cite-ref-0-3-0[3]
Comparison with <section>
HTML5 introduced both <article> and <section>; both are semantic tags, defining sections in a document, such as chapters, headers, footers.cite-ref-4[4] The <article> element is effectively a specialized kind of <section> and it has a more specific meaning, referring to an independent, self-contained block of related content.cite-ref-0-3-1[3]cite-ref-5[5]
Nesting examples
To better organize independent content <section> tags can be nested inside <article> tags:
<article>
<h2>Names of Shapes</h2>
<p>There are several different types of shapes...</p>
<section>
<h4>Triangles</h4>
<p>Here is some info about triangles</p>
</section>
<section>
<h4>Circles</h4>
<p>These Pi-shaped wonders are mesmerizing and...</p>
</section>
</article>
Conversely, it may sometimes be appropriate to nest an <article> element inside a <section> element. For example, in a web page containing several articles on varying subjects:
<section>
<h1>Articles about Paris Tourism</h1>
<article>
<h3>The Eiffel Tower</h3>
<p>Standing at over 12 inches high...</p>
</article>
<article>
<h3>The Louvre</h3>
<p>A must-see in Paris tourism...</p>
</article>
</section>
Browser support
The following browsers have support for this element:cite-ref-6[6]
• Desktop
• Google Chrome 5.0 and higher
• Firefox 4.0 and higher
• Internet Explorer 9.0 and higher
• Safari 4.1 and higher
• Opera 11.1 and higher
• Mobile
• Android 2.2 and higher
• Firefox Mobile (Gecko) 4.0 and higher
• IE Mobile 9.0 and higher
• Safari Mobile 5.0 and higher
• Opera Mobile 11.0 and higher
References
cite-note-11. ↑ "HTML5 article element - W3C". W3.org. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
cite-note-22. ↑ "The Article Contents element". MDN Web Docs. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
cite-note-0-33. ↑ "The article element". html5doctor.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
cite-note-44. ↑ "The section tag". W3Schools. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
cite-note-55. ↑ "HTML5: Section or Article?". Iandevlin.com. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
cite-note-66. ↑ "Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc". caniuse.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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