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HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)

sectionsection NEW # T

The section element represents a section of a document, typically with a title or heading.

Permitted contents #

zero or more style elements, followed by flow content

Permitted attributes #

global attributes
Any attributes permitted globally.
aria = #
(detailed attribute description to come)
region = #
(detailed attribute description to come)

Additional constraints and admonitions #

Tag omission #

A section 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 #

section {
display: block; }