Tag Description
The article tag is used to define external content.
The external content could be a news-article from an external provider, or a text from a web log (blog), or a text from a forum, or any other content from an external source.
This tag has the form:
<article>
content
</article>Note: The <article> content is independent from the rest of the document.
HTML5 and HTML4.01 Differences
This tag is new for HTML5.
The HTML4 equivalent of this element would be something like:
<div class="article"></div>Global Attributes
This tag also supports the HTML Global Attributes.
Event Attributes
This tag also supports the HTML Event Attributes.
Examples
The following example shows the basic use of this tag:
<article>
<h1>iOS 8.1 Software Update</h1>
<p>The iOS 8.1 software update...</p>
</article>
Browser Support
| Chrome | Firefox | IE | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctype Declaration Support
The following table lists the doctype declarations this element may appear in:
| HTML4.01 / XHTML1.0 | XHTML 1.1 | HTML 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional | Strict | Frameset | ||
Miscellaneous Information
| Defined In: | HTML5 |
|---|---|
| Empty Tag: | No |