HTML <article> Tag
Example
<article>
<h1>Google Chrome</h1>
<p>Google Chrome is a free, open-source web browser developed by Google, released in 2008.</p>
</article>
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Definition and Usage
The <article> tag specifies independent, self-contained content.
An article should make sense on its own and it should be possible to distribute it independently from the rest of the site.
Potential sources for the <article> element:
- Forum post
- Blog post
- News story
- Comment
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <article> | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 11.1 |
Note: The <article> tag is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <article> tag is new in HTML5.
Global Attributes
The <article> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <article> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Article Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <article> element with the following default values:
article {
display:
block;
}
