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HTML: <address> tag

This HTML tutorial explains how to use the HTML element called the <address> tag with syntax and examples.

Description

The HTML <address> tag defines contact information for the nearest <article> or <body> ancestor in the HTML document. Browsers traditionally render the text found within the <address> tag as italicized text. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <address> element.

Syntax

In HTML, the syntax for the <address> tag is:

<body>
<address>
  You can contact us at:<br>
  TechOnTheNet.com<br>
  123 Somewhere St.<br>
  City, State
</address>
</body>

Sample Output

Attributes

Only the Global Attributes apply to the <address> tag. There are no attributes that are specific to the <address> tag.

Note

  • The HTML <address> element is found within the <body> tag.
  • The <address> tag provides contact information for the nearest <body> ancestor in HTML 4.01.
  • The <address> tag provides contact information for the nearest <article> or <body> ancestor in HTML5.
  • The <address> tag is generally placed within the <footer>, for the <article> or <body>.
  • Do not place the publication date within the <address> tag, instead use the <time> tag.
  • For IE browsers older than IE 9, use HTML5shiv which is a javascript workaround to provide support for the new HTML5 elements such as: <header>, <main>, <article>, <section>, <aside>, <nav>, <footer>.
  • Most browsers will render the text within the <address> tag as italicized text but you can change this behavior with CSS.

Browser Compatibility

The <address> tag has basic support with the following browsers:

  • Chrome
  • Android
  • Firefox (Gecko)
  • Firefox Mobile (Gecko)
  • Internet Explorer (IE)
  • Edge Mobile
  • Opera
  • Opera Mobile
  • Safari (WebKit)
  • Safari Mobile

Example

We will discuss the <address> tag below, exploring examples of how to use the <address> tag in HTML5, HTML 4.01 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Strict, and XHTML 1.1.

  • HTML5
  • HTML4
  • XHTML

HTML5 Document

If you created a new web page in HTML5, your <address> tag might look like this:

<!doctype html>
<html>

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>HTML5 Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<article>
  <h1>Heading for Article</h1>
  <p>Text that appears under article</p>
</article>
<footer>
  <address>
  You can contact us at:<br>
  TechOnTheNet.com<br>
  123 Somewhere St.<br>
  City, State
  </address>
</footer>
</body>

</html>

In this HTML5 Document example, we have created an <article> tag and a <footer> tag. Within the <footer> tag, we have placed an <address> tag which will contain the contact information for the <article> tag.

HTML 4.01 Transitional Document

If you created a new web page in HTML 4.01 Transitional, your <address> tag might look like this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>HTML 4.01 Transitional Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<div class="footer">
  <address>
  You can contact us at:<br>
  TechOnTheNet.com<br>
  123 Somewhere St.<br>
  City, State
  </address>
</div>
</body>

</html>

In this HTML 4.01 Transitional Document example, we have created a <div> tag with a class called "footer" which contains the <address> tag.

XHTML 1.0 Transitional Document

If you created a new web page in XHTML 1.0 Transitional, your <address> tag might look like this:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>XHMTL 1.0 Transitional Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<div class="footer">
  <address>
  You can contact us at:<br />
  TechOnTheNet.com<br />
  123 Somewhere St.<br />
  City, State
  </address>
</div>
</body>

</html>

In this XHTML 1.0 Transitional Document example, we have created a <div> tag with a class called "footer" which contains the <address> tag.

XHTML 1.0 Strict Document

If you created a new web page in XHTML 1.0 Strict, your <address> tag might look like this:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>XHTML 1.0 Strict Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<div class="footer">
  <address>
  You can contact us at:<br />
  TechOnTheNet.com<br />
  123 Somewhere St.<br />
  City, State
  </address>
</div>
</body>

</html>

In this XHTML 1.0 Strict Document example, we have created a <div> tag with a class called "footer" which contains the <address> tag.

XHTML 1.1 Document

If you created a new web page in XHTML 1.1, your <address> tag might look like this:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>XHTML 1.1 Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<div class="footer">
  <address>
  You can contact us at:<br />
  TechOnTheNet.com<br />
  123 Somewhere St.<br />
  City, State
  </address>
</div>
</body>

</html>

In this XHTML 1.1 Document example, we have created a <div> tag with a class called "footer" which contains the <address> tag.

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