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Summary
The aside element (<aside>) indicates content that is only tangentially related to the rest of the content.
Overview Table
| DOM Interface | HTMLElement |
|---|
HTML information
| Closing Tag | required |
|---|---|
| CSS Display | block |
Examples
The following example shows how an aside is used to mark up background material on Switzerland in a much longer news story on Europe.
HTML
<aside> <h1>Switzerland</h1> <p>Switzerland, a land-locked country in the middle of geographic Europe, has not joined the geopolitical European Union, though it is a signatory to a number of European treaties.</p> </aside>
Related specifications
| Specification | Status | Related Changes |
|---|---|---|
| HTML 5 | W3C Working Draft |
Compatibility
Desktop
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Support | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
? |
Mobile
| Feature | Android | BlackBerry | Chrome for mobile | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Opera Mini | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Compatibility notes
| Browser | Version | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | 9 | The aside element is only supported for webpages displayed in IE9 Standards mode. |
See also
Related articles
Document Structure
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