The <article> element
As per the MDN definition:
The HTML Article Element (
<article>
) represents a self-contained composition in a document, page, application, or site, which is intended to be independently distributable or reusable, e.g., in syndication. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a blog entry, or any other independent item of content. Each<article>
should be identified, typically by including a heading (h1
-h6
element) as a child of the<article>
element.
Here are a few important points to remember about the <article>
element:
- Any self-contained content should be placed inside the
<article>
element.Self-contained means that if we take the
<article>
element and everything inside it out into another context, all the content is self-explanatory and does not need anything else around it to be understood. - An
<article>
can be nested inside another<article>
element. - There can be more than one
<article>...