article: The Article Contents element

The <article> HTML element represents a self-contained composition in a document, page, application, or site, which is intended to be independently distributable or reusable (e.g., in syndication). Examples include: a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, or a blog entry, a product card, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget or gadget, or any other independent item of content.

A given document can have multiple articles in it; for example, on a blog that shows the text of each article one after another as the reader scrolls, each post would be contained in an <article> element, possibly with one or more <section>s within.

Attributes

Global attributes

accesskey Specifies a keyboard shortcut to activate or focus an element.

aria-* Defines accessibility properties and states for assistive technologies.

class Specifies one or more CSS class names for styling the element.

data-* Stores custom data private to the page or application.

dir Sets the text direction (left-to-right, right-to-left, or auto).

hidden Hides the element from display and assistive technologies.

id Defines a unique identifier for the element within the document.

inputmode Hints which virtual keyboard type to display on mobile devices.

itemid Provides a global identifier for microdata items.

itemprop Defines a property name-value pair for microdata.

itemref Associates properties with an item via element IDs for microdata.

itemscope Creates a new microdata item container.

itemtype Specifies the vocabulary URL for microdata items (like Schema.org).

lang Specifies the primary language of the element’s content.

nonce Provides a cryptographic nonce for Content Security Policy.

role Defines the element’s semantic role for accessibility.

tabindex Controls keyboard navigation order and focusability.

title Provides advisory information displayed as a tooltip.

Example

<main role="feed">
  <h1>Lasts articles</h1>
  <article>
    <h2>Climate is warming</h2>
    <header>
      <p>posted on <time datetime="2024-04-09">Apr. 9</time></p>
    </header>
    <p>How can we stop it...
       ....</p>
  </article>
  <article>
    <h2>Web is bloated</h2>
    <header>
      <p>posted on <time datetime="2024-04-07">Apr. 7</time></p>
    </header>
    <p>How can we unbloat it...
       ....</p>
  </article>
</main>