HTML <section> Tag
Example
A section in a document, explaining what WWF is:
<section>
<h2>WWF</h2>
<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.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <section> | 5.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 11.5 |
Global Attributes
The <section> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <section> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Section Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <section> element with the following default values:
