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HTML HTML Basics Structuring Your Content Grouping Content with <main> and <div>

SHUBHADEEP MUKHERJEE
SHUBHADEEP MUKHERJEE
470 Points
Posted by SHUBHADEEP MUKHERJEE
SHUBHADEEP MUKHERJEE
470 Points

section vs article

section vs article...please help me to understand the difference

2 Answers

Irenius Mhemba
Irenius Mhemba
1,177 Points
Irenius Mhemba
Irenius Mhemba
1,177 Points

According to MDN, a section is a standalone section — which does not have a more specific semantic element to represent it. An article element on the other hand is intended to be independently distributable and has a semantic significance

Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points
Jassim Alhatem
Jassim Alhatem
20,883 Points

Hi, check this StackOverflow answer. It explains it perfectly.