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HTML

Posted by Julie Vandebosch
Julie Vandebosch
10,360 Points

<article> or <section>?

I am not sure whether I should use <article> or <section> in the content pages of a website. It's just information, like an about us page, how the product works, testimonials, a contact page, a gallery,... So I'm not talking about news or blog posts.

Can anyone help me?

1 Answer

Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

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

The <article> 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 <article> element:

  • Forum post
  • Blog post
  • News story
  • Comment

In any case, you can use just div. Section and Article are new HTML 5 element, which is equivalent to div.

Julie Vandebosch
Julie Vandebosch
10,360 Points

Would you consider information like an about us page, how the product works, and testimonials as independent, self-contained content? I'm still a bit confused.