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ADDRESS Element

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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:

ADDRESS Attributes:

ADDRESS End Tag:

</address> REQUIRED

ADDRESS 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
    <address>
     Jennifer Kyrnin<br>
     <a href="/contact/Jennifer-Kyrnin-5105.htm">webdesign@aboutguide.com</a>
     </address>
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  • address with optional title
    <address title="Web Design Guide @ About.com">
     Jennifer Kyrnin<br>
     <a href="/contact/Jennifer-Kyrnin-5105.htm">webdesign@aboutguide.com</a>
     </address>
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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.

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