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article Description:

The article tag represents an independent section of a document, page or site. For example, a forum post, article, blog entry, comment, or other independent item of content.

The article tag is new in HTML 5.

DTD: HTML5: <!doctype html>

article Web Browser Support:
Coming soon
article Attributes:
Global and event attributes
article End Tag:
Required
article Contents:

The text and information for the article.

Tags valid as content: Flow elements plus character data

article Usage:

Tags valid as container: Flow elements

article Special Notes:
The thing to remember about the article tag is that it defines a piece of content that could stand alone. Not that it comes from an independent source.
More article Information:

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