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HTML address tag

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Description

The HTML address tag is commonly used to provide contact information at the bottom or beginning of a document or a form. It could be used, for example, to provide information about the enterprise behind the website, the author of a specific article or the author of the website itself. Note that browsers may change the aspect of the text between these tags (e.g., italic font).

Attributes

id (name)

The "id" attribute assigns an identifier to the associated element. This identifier must be unique in the document and can be used to refer to that element.

Example:

Code begin <p id="paragraph1">This is the first paragraph named as paragraph1. To dynamically change its properties use this identifier.</p>Code end
 
 

class (cdata)

The "class" attribute assigns a class name (or a list of class names separated by spaces) to the container element. It's used with style sheets and tells the browser the class to which the element is associated with. A class gives visual attributes to elements.

Example:

Code begin <p class="references">This article is based on the book "Wind in the trees" by Jhon L. Brooks</p>

<p class="references important">This article is based on the book "Wind in the trees" by Jhon L. Brooks... and is more important than the one before.</p>Code end
 
 

style (style)

Defines a visual style of this element. Is a better practice to define styles attributes in external style sheets grouping them in classes. Attributes in the "style" parameter must preserve this order "name : value" and be separated by a semi-colon.

If you're writing XHTML code it's recommended not to use this attribute and try style sheet classes (with the "class" attribute).

Example:

Code begin <p style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 12pt">This is a paragraph with a defined style</p>
<p>And this is another text without style.</p>Code end
 
 

title (text)

Indicates a title for the element. Used to give a short description about the element that is usually shown as a "tool tip" when the user put the mouse pointer over the element.

Example:

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<a title="HTMLQuick.com" href="http://www.htmlquick.com">HTML code</a> HTML code
 

lang (langcode)

Specifies the language of an element's content. The default value in "unknown".

When writing XHTML code the syntax "xml:lang" represents a preferred alternative in XHTML 1.0 and a replacement in XHTML 1.1 (e.g., xml:lang="en").

Example:

Code begin <p lang="en">This is a paragraph in english.</p>
<p lang="es">Este es un p&aacute;rrafo en espa&ntilde;ol.</p>Code end
 
 

dir

Specifies the text direction of the element's contents and attribute values, as well as tables directionality. It has two possible values that are case insensitive:
  • RTL: Right to left.
  • LTR: Left to right.
Example:

Code begin <q lang="he" dir="rtl">...a Hebrew quotation...</q>Code end
 
 


Events

  • onclick
  • ondblclick
  • onmousedown
  • onmouseup
  • onmouseover
  • onmousemove
  • onmouseout
  • onkeypress
  • onkeydown
  • onkeyup
See complete list and information about events in HTML


Examples

The contact information at the bottom of an article.

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<address>
Author: Jhon Rocket<br />
512 E Riverside Dr # 134<br />
Austin, TX<br />
(512) 411-7433<br />
</address>
Author: Jhon Rocket
512 E Riverside Dr # 134
Austin, TX
(512) 411-7433

Contact information can also include links and other tags.

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<address>
Author: HTMLQuick.com staff.<br />
<a href="http://www.htmlquick.com"> http://www.htmlquick.com</a>
</address>
Author: HTMLQuick.com staff.
http://www.htmlquick.com

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