HTML Tags - Section Tag

What is the HTML <section> tag ?

HTML <section> tag specifies a section in the HTML document.

HTML <section> tag defines the section of documents such as chapters, headers, footers or any other sections.

HTML <section> is a new tag introduced in HTML5.

How does <section> tag works ?

HTML <section> tag represents a section of a document, usually it doesn’t have a more specific semantic element to represent it.

HTML <section> tag creates a standalone sections within a webpage containing logically connected content like (news block, contact information, etc.).

HTML <section> tag groups the generic block of related contents which describes its meaning to both browser and developer.

Note : HTML <section> tag can be nested within the <article> tag, dividing the content into groups.

Why is HTML <section> tag used ?

HTML <section> tag divides the content into sections and subsections.

HTML <section> tag is used when there is requirement of having two headers or footers or any other section of documents needed.

HTML <section> tag is often used when creating a landing page to divide the page into separate logical blocks.

What is the difference between <section> and <div> tag ?

HTML <section> tag is represents more specified generic markup section that should be a grouping of content.

However, HTML <div> tag has no any specific meaning and is treated as child of <section> tag.

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Syntax :

<section> Section Contents </section>

Example 1 :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Section tag</title>
        </head>
        <body>
                <section>
                        <h1>CSTechbook : Section 1</h1>
                        <p>Sample Content of section 1</p>
                </section>
                <section>
                        <h1>CSTechbook : Section 2</h1>
                        <p>Sample Content of section 2</p>
                </section>
                <section>
                        <h1>CSTechbook : Section 3</h1>
                        <p>Sample Content of section 3</p>
                </section>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

Example 2 :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <title>Section tag</title>
        </head>
        <body>
                <section>
                        <h1>CSTechbook : Section 1</h1>
                        <p>Sample Content of section 1</p>
                        <section>
                                <h1>Sub-Section part1</h1>
                                <h1>Sub-Section part2</h1>
                        </section>
                </section>
                <section>
                        <h1>CSTechbook : Section 2</h1>
                        <p>Sample Content of section 2</p>
                        <section>
                                <h1>Sub-Section part1</h1>
                                <h1>Sub-Section part2</h1>
                        </section>
                </section>
        </body>
</html>

Output :

<section> Tag Attributes

HTML <section> tag does not support any specific attributes.

Global Attributes

HTML <section> tag support following global attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	id	unique_name	Declared unique id for an element.
2	class	class_name	Declared one or more classnames for an element.
3	style	styles	CSS inline styles specify an element.
4	title	title	Specify extra details of element contain, this will display as a “tooltip” for an elements.

Event Attributes

HTML <section> tag support following event attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	onfocus	script	element gets focus on object when script tobe run.
2	onblur	script	element lose the focus on object when scrip tobe run.
3	onabort	script	element gets aborted on object when script tobe run.
4	onchange	script	element gets anytime change on object when script tobe run.
5	onbeforeunload	script	element gets unloaded on object when scrip tobe run.
6	onclick	script	clicked on object when script tobe run.
7	ondblclick	script	double click on object when script tobe run.
8	onkeydown	script	key is pressed when script tobe run.
9	onkeypress	script	key is pressed over element then released when script tobe run.
10	onkeyup	script	key is released over element when script tobe run.
11	onmousedown	script	mouse button was pressed over an element when script tobe run.
12	onmouseout	script	mouse pointer release over an element when script tobe run.
13	onmousemove	script	run mouse pointer moved when script tobe run.
14	onmouseover	script	run mouse pointer move over when script tobe run.
15	onmouseup	script	mouse button is released when script tobe run.
16	onreset	script	form has been reset when script tobe run.
17	onselect	script	Select some content when script tobe run.
18	onsubmit	script	form has been submitted when script tobe run.
19	onload	script	object has load when script tobe run.
20	onchange	script	allow to change the object when script tobe run.
21	onunload	script	unload to the browser window when script tobe run.
22	ondrag	script	element being dragged when script tobe run.
23	ondragend	script	element being stop dragged when script tobe run.
24	ondragenter	script	element being go target dragged when script tobe run.
25	ondragleave	script	element being leave to target dragged when script tobe run.
26	ondragover	script	element being over to target dragged when script tobe run.
27	ondragstart	script	element being start dragged when script tobe run.
28	ondrop	script	element being dropped when script tobe run.
29	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
30	onmessage	script	element message display when script tobe run.
31	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
32	onmousewheel	script	mouse wheel will be rotate when script tobe run.
33	onscroll	script	scrollbar is scroll when script tobe run.
34	onresize	script	element should be resize when script tobe run.
35	onselect	script	all element content selected when script tobe run.
36	onstorage	script	element should be store in target when script tobe run.

Browser Compatibility

Sno	Browser	Support
1	Chrome	Yes
2	Firefox	Yes
3	Edge	Yes
4	Opera	Yes
5	Safari	Yes
6	Internet Explorer	Yes