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HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)

articlearticle NEW # T

The article element represents a section of content that forms an independent part of a document or site; for example, a magazine or newspaper article, or a blog entry.

Permitted contents #

zero or more style elements, followed by flow content

Permitted attributes #

global attributes
Any attributes permitted globally.
region = #
(detailed attribute description to come)
article = #
(detailed attribute description to come)
main = #
(detailed attribute description to come)
document = #
(detailed attribute description to come)
application = #
(detailed attribute description to come)

Additional constraints and admonitions #

Tag omission #

An article element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain flow elements

DOM interface #

Uses HTMLElement.

Typical default display properties #

article {
display: block; }