HTML 5 <article> Tag
The HTML <article> tag is used to represent an article. More specifically, the content within the <article> tag is independent from the other content on the site (even though it could be related). By "independent" I mean that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication.
Examples of article content could include a forum post, a newspaper article, a blog entry, or a user-submitted comment.
The <article> tag was introduced in HTML 5.
Example
Modify the code below, then click "Update". See below for attributes.
Attributes
HTML tags can contain one or more attributes. Attributes are added to a tag to provide the browser with more information about how the tag should appear or behave. Attributes consist of a name and a value separated by an equals (=) sign, with the value surrounded by double quotes. Here's an example, style="color:black;".
There are 3 kinds of attributes that you can add to your HTML tags: Element-specific, global, and event handler content attributes.
The attributes that you can add to this tag are listed below.
Element-Specific Attributes
The following table shows the attributes that are specific to this tag/element.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| None |
Global Attributes
The following attributes are standard across all HTML 5 tags.
| accesskey | hidden | itemtype |
| class | id | lang |
| contenteditable | inert | spellcheck |
| contextmenu | itemid | style |
| dir | itemprop | tabindex |
| draggable | itemref | title |
| dropzone | itemscope | translate |
For a full explanation of these attributes, see HTML 5 global attributes.
Event Handler Content Attributes
Event handler content attributes enable you to invoke a script from within your HTML. The script is invoked when a certain "event" occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event.
Here are the standard HTML 5 event handler content attributes.
| onabort | onerror* | onmousewheel |
| onblur* | onfocus* | onpause |
| oncanplay | onformchange | onplay |
| oncanplaythrough | onforminput | onplaying |
| onchange | oninput | onprogress |
| onclick | oninvalid | onratechange |
| oncontextmenu | onkeydown | onreadystatechange |
| ondblclick | onkeypress | onscroll |
| ondrag | onkeyup | onseeked |
| ondragend | onload* | onseeking |
| ondragenter | onloadeddata | onselect |
| ondragleave | onloadedmetadata | onshow |
| ondragover | onloadstart | onstalled |
| ondragstart | onmousedown | onsubmit |
| ondrop | onmousemove | onsuspend |
| ondurationchange | onmouseout | ontimeupdate |
| onemptied | onmouseover | onvolumechange |
| onended | onmouseup | onwaiting |
For a full explanation of these attributes, see HTML 5 event handler content attributes.