main
Summary
Represents the main content of the body of a document or application.
Overview Table
Examples
The following example shows a basic usage of the <main>
element
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Main element example</title>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>The main element</h1>
</header>
<main>
<h2>Some content on the main element</h2>
<article>
...
</artice>
<section>
...
</section>
</main>
<footer>
Copyright 2013 Web Platform
</footer>
</body>
</html>
Notes
It is advised to use ARIA
role="main"
attribute on the main element until browsers have implemented the element.There must not be more than one
<main>
element in a document, and it must not be a descendent of an<article>
,<aside>
,<footer>
,<header>
, or<nav>
element.