<section>: The Generic Section element - HTML: HyperText Markup Language 编辑
The HTML <section>
element represents a standalone section — which doesn't have a more specific semantic element to represent it — contained within an HTML document. Typically, but not always, sections have a heading.
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The source for this interactive example is stored in a GitHub repository. If you'd like to contribute to the interactive examples project, please clone https://github.com/mdn/interactive-examples and send us a pull request.As an example, a navigation menu should be wrapped in a <nav>
element, but a list of search results and a map display and its controls don't have specific elements, and could be put inside a <section>
.
Note: If the contents of the element would make sense syndicated as a standalone piece, the <article>
element may be a better choice.
Content categories | Flow content, Sectioning content, palpable content. |
---|---|
Permitted content | Flow content. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parents | Any element that accepts flow content. Note that a <section> element must not be a descendant of an <address> element. |
Implicit ARIA role | region if the element has an accessible name, otherwise no corresponding role |
Permitted ARIA roles | alert , alertdialog , application , banner , complementary , contentinfo , dialog , document , feed , log , main , marquee , navigation , none , note , presentation , search , status , tabpanel |
DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Usage notes
- Each
<section>
should be identified, typically by including a heading (<h1>
-<h6>
element) as a child of the<section>
element. - If it makes sense to separately syndicate the content of a
<section>
element, use an<article>
element instead. - Do not use the
<section>
element as a generic container; this is what<div>
is for, especially when the sectioning is only for styling purposes. A rule of thumb is that a section should logically appear in the outline of a document.
Example
Before
<div>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<p>Bunch of awesome content</p>
</div>
After
<section>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<p>Bunch of awesome content</p>
</section>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<section>' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
HTML 5.1 The definition of '<section>' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
HTML5 The definition of '<section>' in that specification. | Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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