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HTML article tag

Example

Three articles with independent, self-contained content:

<article>
<h2>Google Chrome</h2>
<p>Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google, released in 2008. Chrome is the world's most popular web browser today!</p>
</article>

<article>
<h2>Mozilla Firefox</h2>
<p>Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser developed by Mozilla. Firefox has been the second most popular web browser since January, 2018.</p>
</article>

<article>
<h2>Microsoft Edge</h2>
<p>Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft, released in 2015. Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer.</p>
</article>

Definition and Usage

The <article> tag specifies independent, self-contained content.

An article should make sense on its own and it should be possible to distribute it independently from the rest of the site.

Potential sources for the <article> element:

  • Forum post
  • Blog post
  • News story

Note: The <article> element does not render as anything special in a browser. However, you can use CSS to style the <article> element (see example below).

Global Attributes

The <article> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <article> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

Example

Use CSS to style the <article> element:

<html>
<head>
<style>
.all-browsers {
margin: 0;
padding: 5px;
background-color: lightgray;
}

.all-browsers > h1, .browser {
margin: 10px;
padding: 5px;
}

.browser {
background: white;
}

.browser > h2, p {
margin: 4px;
font-size: 90%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<article class="all-browsers">
<h1>Most Popular Browsers</h1>
<article class="browser">
<h2>Google Chrome</h2>
<p>Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google, released in 2008. Chrome is the world's most popular web browser today!</p>
</article>
<article class="browser">
<h2>Mozilla Firefox</h2>
<p>Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser developed by Mozilla. Firefox has been the second most popular web browser since January, 2018.</p>
</article>
<article class="browser">
<h2>Microsoft Edge</h2>
<p>Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft, released in 2015. Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer.</p>
</article>
</article>

</body>
</html>

Most Popular Browsers

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google, released in 2008. Chrome is the world's most popular web browser today!

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser developed by Mozilla. Firefox has been the second most popular web browser since January, 2018.

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft, released in 2015. Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer.

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <article> element with the following default values:

article {
display: block;
}
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