Example

A simple <article> tag:

Laboratory

description & Usage

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

The <article> tag is used as a container for "self-contained" content.

Self-contained content is content that can stand alone and makes sense on its own. For example:

  1. blog post content
  2. forum posts and discussion thread posts
  3. news article content

Notes

Note: The <article> tag does not have any default styling.

Browser compatibility and Support

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Global Attributes

The <article> tag supports the HTML Global Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <article> tag supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Default CSS

Most browsers will display the <article> tag with the following default style: