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Usage
The article element represents a section of a page that consists of a composition that forms an independent part of a document, page, or site. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a Web log entry, a user-submitted comment, or any other independent item of content.
In the following example, we see an article about apples, containing two short sections.
<article>
<header>
<h1>Apples</h1>
<p>Tasty, delicious fruit!</p>
</header>
<p>The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree.</p>
<section>
<h1>Red Delicious</h1>
<p>These bright red apples are the most common found in many
supermarkets.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h1>Granny Smith</h1>
<p>These juicy, green apples and make a great filling for
apple pies.</p>
</section>
</article>
Browser compatibility
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