<address>: The ADDRESS Element
Last updated: 2026-10-13
<address>The ADDRESS Element
Represents contact information for the nearest article or body, such as author name, email or address.
| Category | Semantic |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </address> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<address>contact info</address>▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <address> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： address is for contact info only, not arbitrary addresses; its text is italic by default.
❓ FAQ
QDoes the address tag only hold postal addresses?
ANot at all.
<address> means the contact information of the author of the current document or article — it can include email, phone, social links, and office addresses. Browsers render it in italics by default; they do not turn it into a map or anything special.QCan address go inside an article?
AYes, with different meanings: inside an
<article> it is the contact info of that article's author; placed directly under <body> it is the contact info of the document owner, usually inside the page-level <footer>.QCan address contain heading tags?
ANo. The content model of
<address> only allows phrasing content — headings, sections, <header>, <footer>, and other flow-level blocks are invalid. Plain text and inline markup are all it takes.🏷️ Related Tags
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