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HTML5 <article> Tag

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The <article> tag is independent of the other content of the page (even though it can be related).

In other words, The article element represents a component of a page that consists of self-contained composition in a document, page, or site. For Ex. in syndication.

A potential source for Article Element is:

  • A magazine/newspaper article
  • A blog entry
  • A forum post
  • A user-submitted a comment

This tag is most often used in two contexts:

  • On a page with a single piece of content, a single <article> element can be used to contain the main content and set it off from the rest of the page.
  • On a page with multiple pieces of content (a blog index page, a search results page, a category page, news feed), multiple <article> elements can be used to contain each individual piece of content.

Either way, it is similar to the <div> element and displays the stylish work the same. However, using the <article> element instead of <div> provides more semantic information to screen readers, search engines, and third-party applications.

Note: This tag does not render as anything special in a browser, you have to use CSS for that.

Default CSS setting: Most browsers will display the Article element with the following values.

<article> { 
    display:block; 
} 

Example: Using inline styling in an article element

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<body>
    <article
    style="
        width: 300px;
        border: 2px solid gray;
        padding: 10px;
        border-radius: 10px;
        margin: 5px;
    ">
        <img
        src=
        alt=""
        width="300"
        height="250"
        class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-560930" />
       
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <p>
            Sandeep Jain(FOUNDER) An IIT Roorkee alumnus and
            founder of GeeksforGeeks. Apart from GeeksforGeeks,
            he has worked with DE Shaw and Co. as a software
            developer and JIIT Noida as an assistant professor.
        </p>
    </article>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 

Supported Browsers: 

  • Google Chrome 5.0 and above
  • Edge 12.0 and above
  • Internet Explorer 9.0 and above
  • Firefox 4.0 and above
  • Opera 11.1 and above
  • Safari 5.0 and above


Last Updated : 10 Jul, 2023
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