Tag <address> HTML Reference



Example

Contact information for Jack Osborne:

<address>
Dr. Jack Osborne<br>
HTML5 Hospital,<br>
Doctorville,<br>
Great Britain<br>
Tel: +44 (0)XXXX XXXXXX
</address>

Browser Support

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1. Definition and Usage

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.


2. Tips and Notes

Tip: The <address> tag should NOT be used to describe a postal address, unless it is a part of the contact information.

Tip: The <address> element will typically be included along with other information in a <footer> element.


3. Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

HTML 4.01 does not support the <article> tag, so in HTML 4.01 the <address> tag always defines the contact information of the document's author/owner.


4. Standard Attributes

The <address> tag supports the Standard Attributes in HTML.


5. Event Attributes

The <address> tag also supports the Standard Event Attributes in HTML.


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