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ADDRESS Description:
The ADDRESS element provides information about the author(s) of the page or a significant portion. This element usually appears at the top or bottom of a document.
ADDRESS Web Browser Support:
- AvantGo Palm OS
- AvantGo Windows CE
- Firefox 1, 2
- Internet Explorer 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Netscape 6, 7, 8
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Safari 1, 2
- WebTV/MSN TV
- HTML 3.2, 4.0
- XHTML 1.0: Text Module
ADDRESS Attributes:
All attributes are optional unless indicated.
ADDRESS End Tag:
</address> REQUIREDADDRESS Contents:
CDATA Information on the author(s). The following tags are valid within the ADDRESS element:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, p, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var
ADDRESS Valid Context:
The <address> tag is valid within the following tags:
blockquote, body, button, center, dd, div, fieldset, form, iframe, li, noframes, noscript, object, td, th
ADDRESS Usage:
- standard address
View<address> Jennifer Kyrnin<br> <a href="/contact/Jennifer-Kyrnin-5105.htm">webdesign@aboutguide.com</a> </address> - address with optional title
View<address title="Web Design Guide @ About.com"> Jennifer Kyrnin<br> <a href="/contact/Jennifer-Kyrnin-5105.htm">webdesign@aboutguide.com</a> </address>
ADDRESS Special Notes:
- It is good form to include address information at the bottom of your documents.
- Many browsers render the address content in italics.
More <address> Information
- Why Put Contact Information On Your Site
- Creating a Mailto Link
- Don't Catch a Virus from Your Web Page
- Web Forms for Contact Mail
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