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HTML5 main element
The main element allows you to mark up the dominant ⁄main content of an element. »video
It could be the main content of the page, or the main⁄dominant content of a specific element.
Instead of using <div id="main"> use the <main> tag, it serves the same purpose.
About main
- is an optional element
- multiple main elements allowed per HTML5 document
Parents, children main
- main nested within elements »main parents
- elements nested within main »main children
»examples
Attributes main
- required: none
- optional: global attributes, event attributes
Syntax main
| 1 | <> ... </> »video |
Attributes and Values main (comma separated)
| < | attribute | = | "attribute_value(s)" | > | Video | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. specific attributes | ||||||
| All Specific Attributes | ||||||
| 2. global attributes | ||||||
| 1. | accesskey | = | keyboard key | »img | < accesskey="h"> ... </> | |
| 2. | class | = | class name | »html »img | < class="class_name"> ... </> | |
| 3. | contenteditable | = | "", , true, false | »html | < contenteditable="true"> ... </> | |
| 4. | contextmenu | = | menu id value | »html | < contextmenu="menu_id_value"> ... </> | |
| 5. | data-* | = | value | - | < data-http-error="404"> ... </> | |
| 6. | dir | = | ltr, rtl, auto | »html | < dir="ltr"> ... </> | |
| 7. | draggable | = | true, , false | »img | < draggable="false"> ... </> | |
| 8. | dropzone | = | copy, move, link, string:, file: | - | < dropzone="copy"> ... </> | |
| 9. | hidden | = | "", , hidden | »html »img | < hidden="hidden"> ... </> | |
| 10. | id | = | id name | »html »img | < id="unique_id_name"> ... </> | |
| 11. | itemid | = | URL | - | - | |
| 12. | itemprop | = | string | »link »a | - | |
| 13. | itemref | = | string | - | - | |
| 14. | itemscope | = | "", , itemscope | - | - | |
| 15. | itemtype | = | absolute URL | - | - | |
| 16. | lang | = | language code | »html »head»title »img | < lang="en"> ... </> | |
| 17. | spellcheck | = | "", , true, false | »html | < spellcheck="true"> ... </> | |
| 18. | style | = | CSS property:value | »html »img | < style="color:red"> ... </> | |
| 19. | tabindex | = | integer | »img | < tabindex="3"> ... </> | |
| 20. | title | = | text | »html »link»style »abbr»dfn »img »meter | < title="html page"> ... </> | |
| 21. | translate | = | "", yes, no | »html »img | < translate="yes"> ... </> | |
| All Global Attributes | ||||||
| 3. global event attributes | ||||||
| 1. | onclick | = | script | » list | <element onclick="script" > ... | |
| 2. | ondblclick | = | script | » list | <element ondblclick="script" > ... | |
| All Event Attributes | ||||||
Video demonstration main element
HTML5 main element: mark up the main content
| min | video details |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | video tutorial: main element |
| 00:05 | the main element allows you to mark up the main /dominant content of the page or of a particular element |
| 00:15 | the body of our page contains the next 3 elements: header, main, footer |
| 00:20 | header element: marks the header of the page |
| 00:23 | main element: marks the main content of the page |
| 00:27 | footer element: marks the footer of the page |
| 00:32 | where the main element marks up the main content of the page |
For more information about the element, please see the specs: W3C ⁄ WHATWG