HTML section Tag

Example

A section in a document, explaining what WWF is:

<section>
  <h1>WWF</h1>
  <p>The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is....</p>
</section>

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Definition and Usage

The <section> tag defines sections in a document, such as chapters, headers, footers, or any other sections of the document.

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Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.

Element
<section>	6.0	9.0	4.0	5.0	11.1

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <section> tag is new in HTML5.

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Global Attributes

The <section> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

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Event Attributes

The <section> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

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Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Section Object

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Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <section> element with the following default values:

Example

section { 
  display: block;}

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