Summary
The HTML <article> Element represents a self-contained composition in a document, page, application, or site, which is intended to be 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. Each <article> should be identified, typically by including a heading (h1-h6 element) as a child of the <article> element.
Usage notes:
- When an
<article>element is nested, the inner element represents an article related to the outer element. For example, the comments of a blog post can be<article>elements nested in the<article>representing the blog post. - Author information of an
<article>element can be provided through the<address>element, but it doesn't apply to nested<article>elements. - The publication date and time of an
<article>element can be described using thepubdateattribute of a<time>element.
- Content categories Flow content, sectioning content, palpable content.
- Permitted contentFlow content.
- Tag omission None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
- Permitted parent elements Any element that accepts flow content. Note that an
<article>element must not be a descendant of an<address>element. - DOM interface
HTMLElement
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
<article> <h4>A really awesome article</h4> <p>Lots of awesome text.</p> </article>
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<article>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML5.1 (draft) The definition of '<article>' in that specification. |
Working Draft | |
| HTML5 The definition of '<article>' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 5 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.10 | 4.1 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 2.2 | 4.0 (2.0) | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 (iOS 4.2) |
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