address
Summary
The address element (<address>) encloses contact information of the owner or the author of the document or the article.
Overview Table
- The address element must not be used to represent arbitrary addresses, unless those addresses are in fact the relevant contact information.
- The address element must not contain information other than contact information.
- Typically, the address element would be included along with other information in a footer element.
Examples
A page at the W3C Web site might include the following contact information
<address> <p><a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/contact-mit">MIT</a></p> </address>
Example of information that would be incorrect if placed inside an address element
<div>Last Modified: 1999/12/24 23:37:50</div>
Notes
Webkit (Safari, old Android and similar) and Trident (Internet Explorer) user agent default style -
address { display:block; font-style: italic; }
Gecko (Firefox) user agent default style -
address, address[dir]{ unicode-bidi: -moz-isolate; display:block; font-style:italic; }
Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 7.5.6
HTML information
Closing Tag | required |
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CSS Display | block |
Related specifications
- HTML 5.1
- W3C Working Draft
- HTML 5
- W3C Recommendation
- HTML 4.01
- W3C Recommendation
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]