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HTML 5 <article> tag

Definition and Usage

The <article> tag defines 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.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5

The <article> tag is new in HTML 5.

Tips and Notes

Note: The <article> content is independent from the rest of the document.

Example

Source	Output
<article> <p><a href="http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/ end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers" target="_blank"> Netscape is dead</a><br /> AOL has a long history on the internet, being one of the first companies to really get people online.....</p> </article>	Netscape is dead AOL has a long history on the internet, being one of the first companies to really get people online.....

Standard Attributes

class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.

Event Attributes

onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick, oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect, onsubmit, onunload

For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.