HTML <address> tag represents an address or contact information. It can be used for multiple purposes like…
- Contact information used for any document/webpage that represents owner of that document or web page respectively. Generally, it is used inside <body> or <footer> section
- Contact information used for any blog/article/tutorial that represents author of that blog, article or tutorial respectively. Generally, it is used inside <article> section
Note: The text written inside <address> tag typically converted in italic with line breaks above and below the tag by web browsers.
Sample Code
<!– Write your address here –>
Webblogsforyou <br />
A place where we share, you learn <br />
India<br />
Visit us: <a href="http://www.webblogsforyou.com">www.webblogsforyou.com</a>
</address>
Sample Result
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <address> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <address> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
lang | lang_code | Represents the language of the element for it’s content |
style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <address> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <address> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
onclick | script | Event fires immediately when mouse clicked on the specified element |
ondblclick | script | Event fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
onkeydown | script | Event fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
onkeypress | script | Event fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
onkeyup | script | Event fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
onmousedown | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
onmousemove | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseout | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
onmouseover | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseup | script | Event fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |