HTML section tag

Example

Two sections in a document:

<section>
<h2>Love</h2>
<p>Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure.</p>
</section>

<section>
<h2>Life</h2>
<p>The meaning of life, or the answer to the question: "What is the meaning of life?", pertains to the significance of living or existence in general. Many other related questions include: "Why are we here?", "What is life all about?", or "What is the purpose of existence?"</p>
</section>

Definition and Usage

The <section> tag defines a section in a document.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.

Element
<section>	5.0	9.0	4.0	5.0	11.5

Global Attributes

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

Event Attributes

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

Default CSS Settings

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

Example

section {
display: block;
}