Semantic Tags Flashcards
aside
The tag defines some content aside from the content it is placed in.
The aside content should be related to the surrounding content.
[p]My family and I visited The Epcot center this summer.[/p]
[aside]
[h4]Epcot Center[/h4]
[p]The Epcot Center is a theme park in Disney World, Florida.[/p]
[/aside]
Details
The tag specifies additional details that the user can view or hide on demand.
The tag can be used to create an interactive widget that the user can open and close. Any sort of content can be put inside the tag.
The content of a element should not be visible unless the open attribute is set.
[details]
[summary]Copyright 1999-2014.[/summary]
[p] - by Refsnes Data. All Rights Reserved.[/p]
[p]All content and graphics on this web site are the property of the company Refsnes Data.[/p]
[/details]
[p][b]Note:[/b] The details tag is currently only supported in Opera, Chrome, and in Safari 6.[/p]
figcaption
The tag defines a caption for a element.
The element can be placed as the first or last child of the element.
[figure]
[img src=”img_pulpit.jpg” alt=”The Pulpit Rock” width=”304” height=”228”]
[figcaption]Fig1. - A view of the pulpit rock in Norway.[/figcaption]
[/figure]
figure
The tag specifies self-contained content, like illustrations, diagrams, photos, code listings, etc.
While the content of the element is related to the main flow, its position is independent of the main flow, and if removed it should not affect the flow of the document.
article
The tag specifies independent, self-contained content.
An article should make sense on its own and it should be possible to distribute it independently from the rest of the site.
Potential sources for the element:
Forum post
Blog post
News story
Comment
footer
A element should contain information about its containing element.
A element typically contains:
authorship information copyright information contact information sitemap back to top links related documents You can have several elements in one document.
header
The element represents a container for introductory content or a set of navigational links.
A element typically contains:
one or more heading elements (<h1> - <h6>)
logo or icon
authorship information
You can have several elements in one document.
Note: A tag cannot be placed within a , <address> or another element.</address></h6></h1>
main
The tag specifies the main content of a document.
The content inside the element should be unique to the document. It should not contain any content that is repeated across documents such as sidebars, navigation links, copyright information, site logos, and search forms.
Note: There must not be more than one element in a document. The element must NOT be a descendant of an , , , , or element.
mark
The tag defines marked text.
Use the tag if you want to highlight parts of your text.
nav
The tag defines a set of navigation links.
Notice that NOT all links of a document should be inside a element. The element is intended only for major block of navigation links.
Browsers, such as screen readers for disabled users, can use this element to determine whether to omit the initial rendering of this content.
section
The tag defines sections in a document, such as chapters, headers, footers, or any other sections of the document.
summary
The tag defines a visible heading for the element. The heading can be clicked to view/hide the details.
time
The tag defines a human-readable date/time.
This element can also be used to encode dates and times in a machine-readable way so that user agents can offer to add birthday reminders or scheduled events to the user’s calendar, and search engines can produce smarter search results.
Address
Not strictly html5
The [address] tag defines the contact information for the author/owner of a document or an article.
If the [address] element is inside the [body] element, it represents contact information for the document.
If the [address] element is inside an [article] element, it represents contact information for that article.
The text in the [address] element usually renders in italic. Most browsers will add a line break before and after the address element.
Address
Not strictly html5
The [address] tag defines the contact information for the author/owner of a document or an article.
If the [address] element is inside the [body] element, it represents contact information for the document.
If the [address] element is inside an [article] element, it represents contact information for that article.
The text in the [address] element usually renders in italic. Most browsers will add a line break before and after the address element.
