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Aside Tag In Html5

In this article, we will discuss the aside tag in HTML5.

Purpose

Before we explain the aside tag, let us check the definition from w3.org – The < aside > element represents a section of a page that consists of content that is tangentially related to the content around the aside element, and which could be considered separate from that content. - https://www.w3.org/wiki/HTML/Elements/aside

The important point to notice in the above definition is tangentially related content. Now the question is – What is tangentially related content?

The word tangentially means slightly or indirectly. Consider an example where you are talking about the third umpire review in cricket and you start discussing the importance of review in other sports. These 2 topics are tangentially related.

Syntax

<aside> .. Content </aside>

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
	<title>aside Demo</title>
</head>

<body>
	<article>
		<p>Sachin Tendulkar was given run out by third umpire.</p>
		<aside>
			<p>TV umpire review was introduced in hockey in the year 2006.</p>
		</aside>
	</article>
</body>

</html>

Try It

Output

As aside is a semantic tag so you don’t see the content as normal text.

Browser Support

Internet Explorer	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera	Edge
9.0	4.0	6.0	4.1	11.1	Yes

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Saturday, November 5, 2016

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