Annotation of html5/spec-author-view/grouping-content.html, revision 1.68
1.58 mike 1: <!DOCTYPE html><!-- when publishing, change bits marked ZZZ --><html class="split chapter" lang="en-US-x-Hixie"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"><title>4.5 Grouping content — HTML5 (Edition for Web Authors)</title><link href="whatwg.css" rel="stylesheet"><style type="text/css">
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1.21 mike 46: dl.domintro { color: green; margin: 2em 0 2em 2em; padding: 0.5em 1em; border: none; background: #DDFFDD; }
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1.15 mike 158: body.dfnEnabled dfn { cursor: pointer; }
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181: #configUI input[type=button] { display: block; margin: auto; }
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225: .apple-table-examples sup { line-height: 0; }
226:
1.13 mike 227: .details-example img { vertical-align: top; }
228:
1.25 mike 229: #named-character-references-table {
230: font-size: 0.6em;
231: column-width: 28em;
232: column-gap: 1em;
233: -moz-column-width: 28em;
234: -moz-column-gap: 1em;
235: -webkit-column-width: 28em;
236: -webkit-column-gap: 1em;
237: }
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240:
1.38 mike 241: .glyph.control { color: red; }
242:
1.41 mike 243: @font-face {
244: font-family: 'Essays1743';
245: src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743.ttf');
246: }
247: @font-face {
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251: }
252: @font-face {
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256: }
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261: src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743-BoldItalic.ttf');
262: }
263:
1.24 mike 264: </style><link href="data:text/css," id="complete" rel="stylesheet" title="Complete specification"><link href="data:text/css,.impl%20%7B%20display:%20none;%20%7D%0Ahtml%20%7B%20border:%20solid%20yellow;%20%7D%20.domintro:before%20%7B%20display:%20none;%20%7D" id="author" rel="alternate stylesheet" title="Author documentation only"><link href="data:text/css,.impl%20%7B%20background:%20%23FFEEEE;%20%7D%20.domintro:before%20%7B%20background:%20%23FFEEEE;%20%7D" id="highlight" rel="alternate stylesheet" title="Highlight implementation requirements"><script type="text/javascript">
1.12 mike 265: function getCookie(name) {
266: var params = location.search.substr(1).split("&");
267: for (var index = 0; index < params.length; index++) {
268: if (params[index] == name)
269: return "1";
270: var data = params[index].split("=");
271: if (data[0] == name)
272: return unescape(data[1]);
273: }
274: var cookies = document.cookie.split("; ");
275: for (var index = 0; index < cookies.length; index++) {
276: var data = cookies[index].split("=");
277: if (data[0] == name)
278: return unescape(data[1]);
279: }
280: return null;
281: }
282: function load(script) {
283: var e = document.createElement('script');
284: e.setAttribute('src', 'http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/' + script + '?' + encodeURIComponent(location) + '&' + encodeURIComponent(document.referrer));
285: document.body.appendChild(e);
286: }
287: function init() {
288: if (location.search == '?slow-browser')
289: return;
290: var configUI = document.createElement('div');
291: configUI.id = 'configUI';
292: document.body.appendChild(configUI);
293: // load('reviewer.js'); // would need cross-site XHR
294: if (document.getElementById('head'))
295: load('toc.js');
296:
297: // load('updater.js'); // would need cross-site XHR
1.13 mike 298: load('dfn.js'); // doesn't support split-out specs, but, oh well.
1.12 mike 299: // load('status.js'); // would need cross-site XHR
300: if (getCookie('profile') == '1')
301: document.getElementsByTagName('h2')[0].textContent += '; load: ' + (new Date() - loadTimer) + 'ms';
302: fixBrokenLink();
303: }
1.57 mike 304: </script><link href="http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/W3C-ED" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"><script src="link-fixup.js"></script><link href="sections.html" rel="prev" title="4.4 Sections">
1.51 mike 305: <link href="Overview.html#contents" rel="index" title="Table of contents">
306: <link href="text-level-semantics.html" rel="next" title="4.6 Text-level semantics">
307: <body onload="fixBrokenLink(); init()"><div class="head" id="head">
1.12 mike 308: <p><a href="http://www.w3.org/"><img alt="W3C" height="48" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home" width="72"></a></p>
1.39 mike 309:
1.68 ! mike 310: <h1>HTML5 (Edition for Web Authors)<span class="rcsrevision"> revision 1.4121</span></h1>
1.12 mike 311: </div><div>
1.51 mike 312: <a href="sections.html">← 4.4 Sections</a> –
313: <a href="Overview.html#contents">Table of contents</a> –
314: <a href="text-level-semantics.html">4.6 Text-level semantics →</a>
1.12 mike 315: <ol class="toc"><li><ol><li><a href="grouping-content.html#grouping-content"><span class="secno">4.5 </span>Grouping content</a>
1.51 mike 316: <ol><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-p-element"><span class="secno">4.5.1 </span>The <code>p</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-hr-element"><span class="secno">4.5.2 </span>The <code>hr</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-pre-element"><span class="secno">4.5.3 </span>The <code>pre</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-blockquote-element"><span class="secno">4.5.4 </span>The <code>blockquote</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-ol-element"><span class="secno">4.5.5 </span>The <code>ol</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-ul-element"><span class="secno">4.5.6 </span>The <code>ul</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-li-element"><span class="secno">4.5.7 </span>The <code>li</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-dl-element"><span class="secno">4.5.8 </span>The <code>dl</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-dt-element"><span class="secno">4.5.9 </span>The <code>dt</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-dd-element"><span class="secno">4.5.10 </span>The <code>dd</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-figure-element"><span class="secno">4.5.11 </span>The <code>figure</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-figcaption-element"><span class="secno">4.5.12 </span>The <code>figcaption</code> element</a><li><a href="grouping-content.html#the-div-element"><span class="secno">4.5.13 </span>The <code>div</code> element</a></ol></ol></ol></div>
1.12 mike 317:
1.51 mike 318: <h3 id="grouping-content"><span class="secno">4.5 </span>Grouping content</h3><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><h4 id="the-p-element"><span class="secno">4.5.1 </span>The <dfn><code>p</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 319: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
320: <dd><a href="dnd.html#formatblock-candidate"><code title="">formatBlock</code> candidate</a>.</dd>
321: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
322: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
323: <dt>Content model:</dt>
324: <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content">Phrasing content</a>.</dd>
325: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
326: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
327: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
328: <dd>
329: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlparagraphelement">HTMLParagraphElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {};</pre>
330: </dd>
1.51 mike 331: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-p-element">p</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a
332: <a href="content-models.html#paragraph">paragraph</a>.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 333: <p>The following examples are conforming HTML fragments:</p>
334: <pre><p>The little kitten gently seated himself on a piece of
335: carpet. Later in his life, this would be referred to as the time the
336: cat sat on the mat.</p></pre>
337: <pre><fieldset>
338: <legend>Personal information</legend>
339: <p>
340: <label>Name: <input name="n"></label>
341: <label><input name="anon" type="checkbox"> Hide from other users</label>
342: </p>
343: <p><label>Address: <textarea name="a"></textarea></label></p>
344: </fieldset></pre>
345: <pre><p>There was once an example from Femley,<br>
346: Whose markup was of dubious quality.<br>
347: The validator complained,<br>
348: So the author was pained,<br>
349: To move the error from the markup to the rhyming.</p></pre>
350: </div><p>The <code><a href="#the-p-element">p</a></code> element should not be used when a more
1.51 mike 351: specific element is more appropriate.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 352:
353: <p>The following example is technically correct:</p>
354:
355: <pre><section>
356: <!-- ... -->
357: <p>Last modified: 2001-04-23</p>
358: <p>Author: fred@example.com</p>
359: </section></pre>
360:
361: <p>However, it would be better marked-up as:</p>
362:
363: <pre><section>
364: <!-- ... -->
365: <footer>Last modified: 2001-04-23</footer>
366: <address>Author: fred@example.com</address>
367: </section></pre>
368:
369: <p>Or:</p>
370:
371: <pre><section>
372: <!-- ... -->
373: <footer>
374: <p>Last modified: 2001-04-23</p>
375: <address>Author: fred@example.com</address>
376: </footer>
377: </section></pre>
378:
1.51 mike 379: </div><h4 id="the-hr-element"><span class="secno">4.5.2 </span>The <dfn><code>hr</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 380: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
381: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
382: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
383: <dt>Content model:</dt>
384: <dd>Empty.</dd>
385: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
386: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
387: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
388: <dd>
389: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlhrelement">HTMLHRElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {};</pre>
390: </dd>
1.51 mike 391: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-hr-element">hr</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a
1.12 mike 392: <a href="content-models.html#paragraph">paragraph</a>-level thematic break, e.g. a scene change in
393: a story, or a transition to another topic within a section of a
1.51 mike 394: reference book.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 395:
1.33 mike 396: <p>The following fictional extract from a project manual shows two
397: sections that use the <code><a href="#the-hr-element">hr</a></code> element to separate topics
398: within the section.</p>
399:
400: <pre><section>
401: <h1>Communication</h1>
402: <p>There are various methods of communication. This section
403: covers a few of the important ones used by the project.</p>
404: <strong><hr></strong>
405: <p>Communication stones seem to come in pairs and have mysterious
406: properties:</p>
407: <ul>
408: <li>They can transfer thoughts in two directions once activated
409: if used alone.</li>
410: <li>If used with another device, they can transfer one's
411: consciousness to another body.</li>
412: <li>If both stones are used with another device, the
413: consciousnesses switch bodies.</li>
414: </ul>
415: <strong><hr></strong>
416: <p>Radios use the electromagnetic spectrum in the meter range and
417: longer.</p>
418: <strong><hr></strong>
419: <p>Signal flares use the electromagnetic spectrum in the
420: nanometer range.</p>
421: </section>
422: <section>
423: <h1>Food</h1>
424: <p>All food at the project is rationed:</p>
425: <dl>
426: <dt>Potatoes</dt>
427: <dd>Two per day</dd>
428: <dt>Soup</dt>
429: <dd>One bowl per day</dd>
430: </dl>
431: <strong><hr></strong>
432: <p>Cooking is done by the chefs on a set rotation.</p>
433: </section></pre>
434:
435: <p>There is no need for an <code><a href="#the-hr-element">hr</a></code> element between the
436: sections themselves, since the <code><a href="sections.html#the-section-element">section</a></code> elements and
437: the <code><a href="sections.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements">h1</a></code> elements imply thematic changes themselves.</p>
438:
439: </div><div class="example">
440:
1.12 mike 441: <p>The following extract from <cite>Pandora's Star</cite> by Peter
442: F. Hamilton shows two paragraphs that precede a scene change and
443: the paragraph that follows it. The scene change, represented in the
444: printed book by a gap containing a solitary centered star between
445: the second and third paragraphs, is here represented using the
446: <code><a href="#the-hr-element">hr</a></code> element.</p>
447:
448: <!-- ISBN 1-4050-0020-1; bottom of page 14 -->
449:
450: <pre lang="en-GB"><p>Dudley was ninety-two, in his second life, and fast approaching
451: time for another rejuvenation. Despite his body having the physical
452: age of a standard fifty-year-old, the prospect of a long degrading
453: campaign within academia was one he regarded with dread. For a
454: supposedly advanced civilization, the Intersolar Commonwearth could be
455: appallingly backward at times, not to mention cruel.</p>
456: <p><i>Maybe it won't be that bad</i>, he told himself. The lie was
457: comforting enough to get him through the rest of the night's
458: shift.</p>
459: <strong><hr></strong>
460: <p>The Carlton AllLander drove Dudley home just after dawn. Like the
461: astronomer, the vehicle was old and worn, but perfectly capable of
462: doing its job. It had a cheap diesel engine, common enough on a
463: semi-frontier world like Gralmond, although its drive array was a
464: thoroughly modern photoneural processor. With its high suspension and
465: deep-tread tyres it could plough along the dirt track to the
466: observatory in all weather and seasons, including the metre-deep snow
467: of Gralmond's winters.</p></pre>
468:
1.34 mike 469: </div><p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-hr-element">hr</a></code> element does not affect the
1.51 mike 470: document's <a href="sections.html#outline">outline</a>.<h4 id="the-pre-element"><span class="secno">4.5.3 </span>The <dfn><code>pre</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 471: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
472: <dd><a href="dnd.html#formatblock-candidate"><code title="">formatBlock</code> candidate</a>.</dd>
473: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
474: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
475: <dt>Content model:</dt>
476: <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content">Phrasing content</a>.</dd>
477: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
478: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
479: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
480: <dd>
481: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlpreelement">HTMLPreElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {};</pre>
482: </dd>
1.51 mike 483: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a block of
1.12 mike 484: preformatted text, in which structure is represented by typographic
1.51 mike 485: conventions rather than by elements.<p class="note">In <a href="syntax.html#syntax">the HTML syntax</a>, a leading
1.12 mike 486: newline character immediately following the <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code> element
1.51 mike 487: start tag is stripped.<p>Some examples of cases where the <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code> element could
488: be used:<ul><li>Including an e-mail, with paragraphs indicated by blank lines,
1.12 mike 489: lists indicated by lines prefixed with a bullet, and so on.</li>
490:
491: <li>Including fragments of computer code, with structure indicated
492: according to the conventions of that language.</li>
493:
494: <li>Displaying ASCII art.</li>
495:
496: </ul><p class="note">Authors are encouraged to consider how preformatted
497: text will be experienced when the formatting is lost, as will be the
498: case for users of speech synthesizers, braille displays, and the
499: like. For cases like ASCII art, it is likely that an alternative
500: presentation, such as a textual description, would be more
1.51 mike 501: universally accessible to the readers of the document.<p>To represent a block of computer code, the <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code>
1.12 mike 502: element can be used with a <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-code-element">code</a></code> element; to represent a
503: block of computer output the <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code> element can be used
504: with a <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-samp-element">samp</a></code> element. Similarly, the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-kbd-element">kbd</a></code>
505: element can be used within a <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code> element to indicate
1.51 mike 506: text that the user is to enter.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 507:
508: <p>In the following snippet, a sample of computer code is
509: presented.</p>
510:
511: <pre><p>This is the <code>Panel</code> constructor:</p>
512: <pre><code>function Panel(element, canClose, closeHandler) {
513: this.element = element;
514: this.canClose = canClose;
515: this.closeHandler = function () { if (closeHandler) closeHandler() };
516: }</code></pre></pre>
517:
518: </div><div class="example">
519:
520: <p>In the following snippet, <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-samp-element">samp</a></code> and <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-kbd-element">kbd</a></code>
521: elements are mixed in the contents of a <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code> element to
522: show a session of Zork I.</p>
523:
524: <pre><pre><samp>You are in an open field west of a big white house with a boarded
525: front door.
526: There is a small mailbox here.
527:
528: ></samp> <kbd>open mailbox</kbd>
529:
530: <samp>Opening the mailbox reveals:
531: A leaflet.
532:
533: ></samp></pre></pre>
534:
535: </div><div class="example">
536:
537: <p>The following shows a contemporary poem that uses the
538: <code><a href="#the-pre-element">pre</a></code> element to preserve its unusual formatting, which
539: forms an intrinsic part of the poem itself.</p>
540:
541: <pre><pre> maxling
542:
543: it is with a heart
544: heavy
545:
546: that i admit loss of a feline
547: so loved
548:
549: a friend lost to the
550: unknown
551: (night)
552:
553: ~cdr 11dec07</pre></pre>
554:
1.51 mike 555: </div><h4 id="the-blockquote-element"><span class="secno">4.5.4 </span>The <dfn><code>blockquote</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 556: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
557: <dd><a href="sections.html#sectioning-root">Sectioning root</a>.</dd>
558: <dd><a href="dnd.html#formatblock-candidate"><code title="">formatBlock</code> candidate</a>.</dd>
559: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
560: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
561: <dt>Content model:</dt>
562: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
563: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
564: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
565: <dd><code title="attr-blockquote-cite"><a href="#attr-blockquote-cite">cite</a></code></dd>
566: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
567: <dd>
568: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlquoteelement">HTMLQuoteElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {
1.51 mike 569: attribute DOMString <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/grouping-content.html#dom-quote-cite" title='Read about this "cite" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>cite</a>;
1.12 mike 570: };</pre>
571: <p class="note">The <code><a href="#htmlquoteelement">HTMLQuoteElement</a></code> interface is
572: also used by the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-q-element">q</a></code> element.</p>
573: </dd>
1.51 mike 574: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-blockquote-element">blockquote</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a
575: section that is quoted from another source.<p>Content inside a <code><a href="#the-blockquote-element">blockquote</a></code> must be quoted from
1.35 mike 576: another source, whose address, if it has one, may be cited in the
1.12 mike 577: <dfn id="attr-blockquote-cite" title="attr-blockquote-cite"><code>cite</code></dfn>
1.51 mike 578: attribute.<p>If the <code title="attr-blockquote-cite"><a href="#attr-blockquote-cite">cite</a></code> attribute
1.32 mike 579: is present, it must be a <a href="urls.html#valid-url-potentially-surrounded-by-spaces">valid URL potentially surrounded by
1.51 mike 580: spaces</a>. <div class="example">
1.12 mike 581:
582: <p>This next example shows the use of <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-cite-element">cite</a></code> alongside
583: <code><a href="#the-blockquote-element">blockquote</a></code>:</p>
584:
585: <pre><p>His next piece was the aptly named <cite>Sonnet 130</cite>:</p>
586: <blockquote cite="http://quotes.example.org/s/sonnet130.html">
587: <p>My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun,<br>
588: Coral is far more red, than her lips red,<br>
589: ...</pre>
590:
591: </div><div class="example">
592:
593: <p>This example shows how a forum post could use
594: <code><a href="#the-blockquote-element">blockquote</a></code> to show what post a user is replying
595: to. The <code><a href="sections.html#the-article-element">article</a></code> element is used for each post, to mark
596: up the threading.</p>
597:
598: <pre><article>
599: <h1><a href="http://bacon.example.com/?blog=109431">Bacon on a crowbar</a></h1>
600: <article>
601: <header><strong>t3yw</strong> 12 points 1 hour ago</header>
602: <p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p>
603: <footer><a href="?pid=29578">permalink</a></footer>
604: <article>
605: <header><strong>greg</strong> 8 points 1 hour ago</header>
606: <blockquote><p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p></blockquote>
607: <p>Dude narwhals don't eat bacon.</p>
608: <footer><a href="?pid=29579">permalink</a></footer>
609: <article>
610: <header><strong>t3yw</strong> 15 points 1 hour ago</header>
611: <blockquote>
612: <blockquote><p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p></blockquote>
613: <p>Dude narwhals don't eat bacon.</p>
614: </blockquote>
615: <p>Next thing you'll be saying they don't get capes and wizard
616: hats either!</p>
617: <footer><a href="?pid=29580">permalink</a></footer>
618: <article>
619: <article>
620: <header><strong>boing</strong> -5 points 1 hour ago</header>
621: <p>narwhals are worse than ceiling cat</p>
622: <footer><a href="?pid=29581">permalink</a></footer>
623: </article>
624: </article>
625: </article>
626: </article>
627: <article>
628: <header><strong>fred</strong> 1 points 23 minutes ago</header>
629: <blockquote><p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p></blockquote>
630: <p>I bet they'd love to peel a banana too.</p>
631: <footer><a href="?pid=29582">permalink</a></footer>
632: </article>
633: </article>
634: </article></pre>
635:
1.16 mike 636: </div><p class="note"><a href="links.html#conversations">Examples of how to
1.12 mike 637: represent a conversation</a> are shown in a later section; it is not
638: appropriate to use the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-cite-element">cite</a></code> and <code><a href="#the-blockquote-element">blockquote</a></code>
1.51 mike 639: elements for this purpose.<h4 id="the-ol-element"><span class="secno">4.5.5 </span>The <dfn><code>ol</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 640: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
641: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
642: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
643: <dt>Content model:</dt>
644: <dd>Zero or more <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> elements.</dd>
645: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
646: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
647: <dd><code title="attr-ol-reversed"><a href="#attr-ol-reversed">reversed</a></code></dd>
648: <dd><code title="attr-ol-start"><a href="#attr-ol-start">start</a></code></dd>
649: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
650: <dd>
651: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlolistelement">HTMLOListElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {
1.51 mike 652: attribute boolean <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/grouping-content.html#dom-ol-reversed" title='Read about this "reversed" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>reversed</a>;
653: attribute long <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/grouping-content.html#dom-ol-start" title='Read about this "start" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>start</a>;
1.12 mike 654: };</pre>
655: </dd>
1.51 mike 656: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a list of
1.12 mike 657: items, where the items have been intentionally ordered, such that
1.51 mike 658: changing the order would change the meaning of the document.<p>The items of the list are the <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> element child nodes
659: of the <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> element, in <a href="infrastructure.html#tree-order">tree order</a>.<p>The <dfn id="attr-ol-reversed" title="attr-ol-reversed"><code>reversed</code></dfn>
1.12 mike 660: attribute is a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#boolean-attribute">boolean attribute</a>. If present, it
661: indicates that the list is a descending list (..., 3, 2, 1). If the
662: attribute is omitted, the list is an ascending list (1, 2, 3,
1.51 mike 663: ...).<p>The <dfn id="attr-ol-start" title="attr-ol-start"><code>start</code></dfn>
1.12 mike 664: attribute, if present, must be a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#valid-integer">valid integer</a> giving
665: the ordinal value of the first list item.</p><!-- v2: resuming numbering of lists from previous lists? --><div class="example">
666:
667: <p>The following markup shows a list where the order matters, and
668: where the <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> element is therefore appropriate. Compare
669: this list to the equivalent list in the <code><a href="#the-ul-element">ul</a></code> section to
670: see an example of the same items using the <code><a href="#the-ul-element">ul</a></code>
671: element.</p>
672:
673: <pre><p>I have lived in the following countries (given in the order of when
674: I first lived there):</p>
675: <ol>
676: <li>Switzerland
677: <li>United Kingdom
678: <li>United States
679: <li>Norway
680: </ol></pre>
681:
682: <p>Note how changing the order of the list changes the meaning of
683: the document. In the following example, changing the relative order
684: of the first two items has changed the birthplace of the
685: author:</p>
686:
687: <pre><p>I have lived in the following countries (given in the order of when
688: I first lived there):</p>
689: <ol>
690: <li>United Kingdom
691: <li>Switzerland
692: <li>United States
693: <li>Norway
694: </ol></pre>
695:
1.51 mike 696: </div><h4 id="the-ul-element"><span class="secno">4.5.6 </span>The <dfn><code>ul</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 697: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
698: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
699: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
700: <dt>Content model:</dt>
701: <dd>Zero or more <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> elements.</dd>
702: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
703: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
704: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
705: <dd>
706: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmlulistelement">HTMLUListElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {};</pre>
707: </dd>
1.51 mike 708: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-ul-element">ul</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a list of
709: items, where the order of the items is not important — that
1.12 mike 710: is, where changing the order would not materially change the meaning
1.51 mike 711: of the document.<p>The items of the list are the <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> element child nodes
712: of the <code><a href="#the-ul-element">ul</a></code> element.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 713:
714: <p>The following markup shows a list where the order does not
715: matter, and where the <code><a href="#the-ul-element">ul</a></code> element is therefore
716: appropriate. Compare this list to the equivalent list in the
717: <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> section to see an example of the same items using
718: the <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> element.</p>
719:
720: <pre><p>I have lived in the following countries:</p>
721: <ul>
722: <li>Norway
723: <li>Switzerland
724: <li>United Kingdom
725: <li>United States
726: </ul></pre>
727:
728: <p>Note that changing the order of the list does not change the
729: meaning of the document. The items in the snippet above are given
730: in alphabetical order, but in the snippet below they are given in
731: order of the size of their current account balance in 2007, without
732: changing the meaning of the document whatsoever:</p>
733:
734: <pre><p>I have lived in the following countries:</p>
735: <ul>
736: <li>Switzerland
737: <li>Norway
738: <li>United Kingdom
739: <li>United States
740: </ul></pre>
741:
1.51 mike 742: </div><h4 id="the-li-element"><span class="secno">4.5.7 </span>The <dfn><code>li</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 743: <dd>None.</dd>
744: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
745: <dd>Inside <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> elements.</dd>
746: <dd>Inside <code><a href="#the-ul-element">ul</a></code> elements.</dd>
747: <dd>Inside <code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> elements.</dd>
748: <dt>Content model:</dt>
749: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
750: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
751: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
752: <dd>If the element is a child of an <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> element: <code title="attr-li-value"><a href="#attr-li-value">value</a></code></dd>
753: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
754: <dd>
755: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmllielement">HTMLLIElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {
1.51 mike 756: attribute long <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/grouping-content.html#dom-li-value" title='Read about this "value" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>value</a>;
1.12 mike 757: };</pre>
758: </dd>
1.51 mike 759: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a list
1.12 mike 760: item. If its parent element is an <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code>, <code><a href="#the-ul-element">ul</a></code>,
761: or <code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element, then the element is an item of the
762: parent element's list, as defined for those elements. Otherwise, the
763: list item has no defined list-related relationship to any other
1.51 mike 764: <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> element.<p>The <dfn id="attr-li-value" title="attr-li-value"><code>value</code></dfn>
1.12 mike 765: attribute, if present, must be a <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#valid-integer">valid integer</a> giving
1.51 mike 766: the ordinal value of the list item.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 767: <p>The following example, the top ten movies are listed (in reverse
768: order). Note the way the list is given a title by using a
1.17 mike 769: <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code> element and its <code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code>
1.14 mike 770: element.</p>
1.12 mike 771: <pre><figure>
1.14 mike 772: <figcaption>The top 10 movies of all time</figcaption>
773: <ol>
774: <li value="10"><cite>Josie and the Pussycats</cite>, 2001</li>
1.58 mike 775: <li value="9"><cite lang="sh">Црна мачка, бели мачор</cite>, 1998</li>
1.14 mike 776: <li value="8"><cite>A Bug's Life</cite>, 1998</li>
777: <li value="7"><cite>Toy Story</cite>, 1995</li>
778: <li value="6"><cite>Monsters, Inc</cite>, 2001</li>
779: <li value="5"><cite>Cars</cite>, 2006</li>
780: <li value="4"><cite>Toy Story 2</cite>, 1999</li>
781: <li value="3"><cite>Finding Nemo</cite>, 2003</li>
782: <li value="2"><cite>The Incredibles</cite>, 2004</li>
783: <li value="1"><cite>Ratatouille</cite>, 2007</li>
784: </ol>
1.12 mike 785: </figure></pre>
786:
787: <p>The markup could also be written as follows, using the <code title="attr-ol-reversed"><a href="#attr-ol-reversed">reversed</a></code> attribute on the
788: <code><a href="#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> element:</p>
789:
790: <pre><figure>
1.14 mike 791: <figcaption>The top 10 movies of all time</figcaption>
792: <ol reversed>
793: <li><cite>Josie and the Pussycats</cite>, 2001</li>
1.58 mike 794: <li><cite lang="sh">Црна мачка, бели мачор</cite>, 1998</li>
1.14 mike 795: <li><cite>A Bug's Life</cite>, 1998</li>
796: <li><cite>Toy Story</cite>, 1995</li>
797: <li><cite>Monsters, Inc</cite>, 2001</li>
798: <li><cite>Cars</cite>, 2006</li>
799: <li><cite>Toy Story 2</cite>, 1999</li>
800: <li><cite>Finding Nemo</cite>, 2003</li>
801: <li><cite>The Incredibles</cite>, 2004</li>
802: <li><cite>Ratatouille</cite>, 2007</li>
803: </ol>
1.12 mike 804: </figure></pre>
805: </div><p class="note">If the <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> element is the child of a
806: <code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element and itself has a child that defines a
807: <a href="commands.html#concept-command" title="concept-command">command</a>, then the
1.51 mike 808: <code><a href="#the-li-element">li</a></code> element will match the <code title="selector-enabled"><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/links.html#selector-enabled" title='Read about this ":enabled" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>:enabled</a></code> and <code title="selector-disabled"><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/links.html#selector-disabled" title='Read about this ":disabled" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>:disabled</a></code> pseudo-classes in the
809: same way as the first such child element does.<h4 id="the-dl-element"><span class="secno">4.5.8 </span>The <dfn><code>dl</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 810: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
811: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
812: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
813: <dt>Content model:</dt>
814: <dd>Zero or more groups each consisting of one or more
815: <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> elements followed by one or more <code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code>
816: elements.</dd>
817: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
818: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
819: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
820: <dd>
821: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmldlistelement">HTMLDListElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {};</pre>
822: </dd>
1.51 mike 823: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> an
1.12 mike 824: association list consisting of zero or more name-value groups (a
825: description list). Each group must consist of one or more names
826: (<code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> elements) followed by one or more values
827: (<code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code> elements). Within a single <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element,
828: there should not be more than one <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> element for each
1.51 mike 829: name.<p>Name-value groups may be terms and definitions, metadata topics
830: and values, or any other groups of name-value data.<p>The values within a group are alternatives; multiple paragraphs
1.12 mike 831: forming part of the same value must all be given within the same
1.51 mike 832: <code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code> element.<p>The order of the list of groups, and of the names and values
833: within each group, may be significant.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 834: <p>In the following example, one entry ("Authors") is linked to two
835: values ("John" and "Luke").</p>
836: <pre><dl>
837: <dt> Authors
838: <dd> John
839: <dd> Luke
840: <dt> Editor
841: <dd> Frank
842: </dl></pre>
843: </div><div class="example">
844: <p>In the following example, one definition is linked to two
845: terms.</p>
846: <pre><dl>
847: <dt lang="en-US"> <dfn>color</dfn> </dt>
848: <dt lang="en-GB"> <dfn>colour</dfn> </dt>
849: <dd> A sensation which (in humans) derives from the ability of
850: the fine structure of the eye to distinguish three differently
851: filtered analyses of a view. </dd>
852: </dl></pre>
853: </div><div class="example">
854: <p>The following example illustrates the use of the <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code>
855: element to mark up metadata of sorts. At the end of the example,
856: one group has two metadata labels ("Authors" and "Editors") and two
857: values ("Robert Rothman" and "Daniel Jackson").</p>
858: <pre><dl>
859: <dt> Last modified time </dt>
860: <dd> 2004-12-23T23:33Z </dd>
861: <dt> Recommended update interval </dt>
862: <dd> 60s </dd>
863: <dt> Authors </dt>
864: <dt> Editors </dt>
865: <dd> Robert Rothman </dd>
866: <dd> Daniel Jackson </dd>
867: </dl></pre>
868: </div><div class="example">
869:
870: <p>The following example shows the <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element used to
871: give a set of instructions. The order of the instructions here is
872: important (in the other examples, the order of the blocks was not
873: important).</p>
874:
875: <pre><p>Determine the victory points as follows (use the
876: first matching case):</p>
877: <dl>
878: <dt> If you have exactly five gold coins </dt>
879: <dd> You get five victory points </dd>
880: <dt> If you have one or more gold coins, and you have one or more silver coins </dt>
881: <dd> You get two victory points </dd>
882: <dt> If you have one or more silver coins </dt>
883: <dd> You get one victory point </dd>
884: <dt> Otherwise </dt>
885: <dd> You get no victory points </dd>
886: </dl></pre>
887: </div><div class="example">
888: <p>The following snippet shows a <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element being used
889: as a glossary. Note the use of <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-dfn-element">dfn</a></code> to indicate the
890: word being defined.</p>
891: <pre><dl>
892: <dt><dfn>Apartment</dfn>, n.</dt>
893: <dd>An execution context grouping one or more threads with one or
894: more COM objects.</dd>
895: <dt><dfn>Flat</dfn>, n.</dt>
896: <dd>A deflated tire.</dd>
897: <dt><dfn>Home</dfn>, n.</dt>
898: <dd>The user's login directory.</dd>
899: </dl></pre>
900: </div><p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element is inappropriate for
1.16 mike 901: marking up dialogue. <a href="links.html#conversations">Examples of how to
1.51 mike 902: mark up dialogue</a> are shown below.<h4 id="the-dt-element"><span class="secno">4.5.9 </span>The <dfn><code>dt</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 903: <dd>None.</dd>
904: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
905: <dd>Before <code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code> or <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> elements inside <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> elements.</dd>
906: <dt>Content model:</dt>
1.31 mike 907: <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content">Phrasing content</a>.</dd>
1.12 mike 908: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
909: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
910: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
911: <dd>Uses <code><a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
1.51 mike 912: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> the term, or
1.14 mike 913: name, part of a term-description group in a description list
1.51 mike 914: (<code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element).<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> element itself, when used in a
1.12 mike 915: <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element, does not indicate that its contents are a
916: term being defined, but this can be indicated using the
1.51 mike 917: <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-dfn-element">dfn</a></code> element.<div class="example">
1.23 mike 918:
919: <p>This example shows a list of frequently asked questions (a FAQ)
920: marked up using the <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> element for questions and the
921: <code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code> element for answers.</p>
922:
923: <pre><article>
924: <h1>FAQ</h1>
925: <dl>
926: <dt>What do we want?</dt>
927: <dd>Our data.</dd>
928: <dt>When do we want it?</dt>
929: <dd>Now.</dd>
930: <dt>Where is it?</dt>
931: <dd>We are not sure.</dd>
932: </dl>
933: </article></pre>
934:
1.51 mike 935: </div><h4 id="the-dd-element"><span class="secno">4.5.10 </span>The <dfn><code>dd</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 936: <dd>None.</dd>
937: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
938: <dd>After <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> or <code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code> elements inside <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> elements.</dd>
939: <dt>Content model:</dt>
940: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
941: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
942: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
943: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
944: <dd>Uses <code><a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
1.51 mike 945: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> the
1.12 mike 946: description, definition, or value, part of a term-description group
1.51 mike 947: in a description list (<code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> element).<div class="example">
1.12 mike 948:
949: <p>A <code><a href="#the-dl-element">dl</a></code> can be used to define a vocabulary list, like
950: in a dictionary. In the following example, each entry, given by a
951: <code><a href="#the-dt-element">dt</a></code> with a <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-dfn-element">dfn</a></code>, has several
952: <code><a href="#the-dd-element">dd</a></code>s, showing the various parts of the definition.</p>
953:
954: <!-- the actual pronunciations below are nonsense. -->
955: <pre><dl>
956: <dt><dfn>happiness</dfn></dt>
1.51 mike 957: <dd class="pronunciation">/'hæ p. nes/</dd>
1.12 mike 958: <dd class="part-of-speech"><i><abbr>n.</abbr></i></dd>
959: <dd>The state of being happy.</dd>
960: <dd>Good fortune; success. <q>Oh <b>happiness</b>! It worked!</q></dd>
961: <dt><dfn>rejoice</dfn></dt>
962: <dd class="pronunciation">/ri jois'/</dd>
963: <dd><i class="part-of-speech"><abbr>v.intr.</abbr></i> To be delighted oneself.</dd>
964: <dd><i class="part-of-speech"><abbr>v.tr.</abbr></i> To cause one to be delighted.</dd>
965: </dl></pre>
1.51 mike 966: </div><h4 id="the-figure-element"><span class="secno">4.5.11 </span>The <dfn><code>figure</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.17 mike 967: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
968: <dd><a href="sections.html#sectioning-root">Sectioning root</a>.</dd>
969: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
970: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
971: <dt>Content model:</dt>
1.19 mike 972: <dd>Either: One <code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code> element followed by <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a>.</dd>
973: <dd>Or: <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a> followed by one <code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code> element.</dd>
974: <dd>Or: <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
1.17 mike 975: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
976: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
977: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
978: <dd>Uses <code><a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
1.51 mike 979: </dl><!-- v2: Add a <credit> element for photo credits --><p>The <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> some
1.17 mike 980: <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a>, optionally with a caption, that is
981: self-contained and is typically referenced as a single unit from the
1.51 mike 982: main flow of the document.<p>The element can thus be used to annotate illustrations, diagrams,
1.17 mike 983: photos, code listings, etc, that are referred to from the main
984: content of the document, but that could, without affecting the flow
985: of the document, be moved away from that primary content, e.g. to
1.51 mike 986: the side of the page, to dedicated pages, or to an appendix.<p>The <code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code>
1.17 mike 987: element child of the element, if any, represents the caption of the
988: <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code> element's contents. If there is no child
1.51 mike 989: <code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code> element, then there is no caption.<div class="example">
1.17 mike 990:
991: <p>This example shows the <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code> element to mark up a
992: code listing.</p>
993:
994: <pre><p>In <a href="#l4">listing 4</a> we see the primary core interface
995: API declaration.</p>
996: <figure id="l4">
997: <figcaption>Listing 4. The primary core interface API declaration.</figcaption>
998: <pre><code>interface PrimaryCore {
999: boolean verifyDataLine();
1000: void sendData(in sequence&lt;byte> data);
1001: void initSelfDestruct();
1002: }</code></pre>
1003: </figure>
1004: <p>The API is designed to use UTF-8.</p></pre>
1005:
1006: </div><div class="example">
1007:
1008: <p>Here we see a <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code> element to mark up a
1009: photo.</p>
1010:
1011: <pre><figure>
1012: <img src="bubbles-work.jpeg"
1013: alt="Bubbles, sitting in his office chair, works on his
1014: latest project intently.">
1015: <figcaption>Bubbles at work</figcaption>
1016: </figure></pre>
1017:
1018: </div><div class="example">
1019:
1020: <p>In this example, we see an image that is <em>not</em>
1021: a figure, as well as an image and a video that are.</p>
1022:
1023: <pre><h2>Malinko's comics</h2>
1024:
1025: <p>This case centered on some sort of "intellectual property"
1026: infringement related to a comic (see Exhibit A). The suit started
1027: after a trailer ending with these words:
1028:
1029: <blockquote>
1030: <img src="promblem-packed-action.png" alt="ROUGH COPY! Promblem-Packed Action!">
1031: </blockquote>
1032:
1033: <p>...was aired. A lawyer, armed with a Bigger Notebook, launched a
1034: preemptive strike using snowballs. A complete copy of the trailer is
1035: included with Exhibit B.
1036:
1037: <figure>
1038: <img src="ex-a.png" alt="Two squiggles on a dirty piece of paper.">
1039: <figcaption>Exhibit A. The alleged <cite>rough copy</cite> comic.</figcaption>
1040: </figure>
1041:
1042: <figure>
1043: <video src="ex-b.mov"></video>
1044: <figcaption>Exhibit B. The <cite>Rough Copy</cite> trailer.</figcaption>
1045: </figure>
1046:
1047: <p>The case was resolved out of court.</pre>
1048:
1049: </div><div class="example">
1050:
1051: <p>Here, a part of a poem is marked up using
1052: <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code>.</p>
1053:
1054: <pre><figure>
1055: <p>'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves<br>
1056: Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;<br>
1057: All mimsy were the borogoves,<br>
1058: And the mome raths outgrabe.</p>
1059: <figcaption><cite>Jabberwocky</cite> (first verse). Lewis Carroll, 1832-98</figcaption>
1060: </figure></pre>
1061:
1062: </div><div class="example">
1063:
1064: <p>In this example, which could be part of a much larger work
1065: discussing a castle, the figure has three images in it.</p>
1066:
1067: <pre><figure>
1068: <img src="castle1423.jpeg" title="Etching. Anonymous, ca. 1423."
1069: alt="The castle has one tower, and a tall wall around it.">
1070: <img src="castle1858.jpeg" title="Oil-based paint on canvas. Maria Towle, 1858."
1071: alt="The castle now has two towers and two walls.">
1072: <img src="castle1999.jpeg" title="Film photograph. Peter Jankle, 1999."
1073: alt="The castle lies in ruins, the original tower all that remains in one piece.">
1074: <figcaption>The castle through the ages: 1423, 1858, and 1999 respectively.</figcaption>
1075: </figure></pre>
1076:
1.27 mike 1077: </div><h4 id="the-figcaption-element"><span class="secno">4.5.12 </span>The <dfn><code>figcaption</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.17 mike 1078: <dd>None.</dd>
1079: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
1080: <dd>As the first or last child of a <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code> element.</dd>
1081: <dt>Content model:</dt>
1.36 mike 1082: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
1.17 mike 1083: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
1084: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
1085: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
1086: <dd>Uses <code><a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
1.51 mike 1087: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a
1.17 mike 1088: caption or legend for the rest of the contents of the
1089: <code><a href="#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a></code> element's parent <code><a href="#the-figure-element">figure</a></code>
1.51 mike 1090: element.<h4 id="the-div-element"><span class="secno">4.5.13 </span>The <dfn><code>div</code></dfn> element</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.12 mike 1091: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
1092: <dd><a href="dnd.html#formatblock-candidate"><code title="">formatBlock</code> candidate</a>.</dd>
1093: <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
1094: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#flow-content">flow content</a> is expected.</dd>
1095: <dt>Content model:</dt>
1096: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content">Flow content</a>.</dd>
1097: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
1098: <dd><a href="elements.html#global-attributes">Global attributes</a></dd>
1099: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
1100: <dd>
1101: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn id="htmldivelement">HTMLDivElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement">HTMLElement</a> {};</pre>
1102: </dd>
1103: </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-div-element">div</a></code> element has no special meaning at all. It
1.51 mike 1104: <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> its children. It can be used with the <code title="attr-class"><a href="elements.html#classes">class</a></code>, <code title="attr-lang"><a href="elements.html#attr-lang">lang</a></code>, and <code title="attr-title"><a href="elements.html#the-title-attribute">title</a></code> attributes to mark up semantics
1105: common to a group of consecutive elements.<p class="note">Authors are strongly encouraged to view the
1.12 mike 1106: <code><a href="#the-div-element">div</a></code> element as an element of last resort, for when no
1107: other element is suitable. Use of the <code><a href="#the-div-element">div</a></code> element
1108: instead of more appropriate elements leads to poor accessibility for
1.51 mike 1109: readers and poor maintainability for authors.<div class="example">
1.12 mike 1110:
1111: <p>For example, a blog post would be marked up using
1112: <code><a href="sections.html#the-article-element">article</a></code>, a chapter using <code><a href="sections.html#the-section-element">section</a></code>, a
1113: page's navigation aids using <code><a href="sections.html#the-nav-element">nav</a></code>, and a group of form
1114: controls using <code><a href="forms.html#the-fieldset-element">fieldset</a></code>.</p>
1115:
1116: <p>On the other hand, <code><a href="#the-div-element">div</a></code> elements can be useful for
1117: stylistic purposes or to wrap multiple paragraphs within a section
1118: that are all to be annotated in a similar way. In the following
1119: example, we see <code><a href="#the-div-element">div</a></code> elements used as a way to set the
1120: language of two paragraphs at once, instead of setting the language
1121: on the two paragraph elements separately:</p>
1122:
1123: <pre><article lang="en-US">
1124: <h1>My use of language and my cats</h1>
1125: <p>My cat's behavior hasn't changed much since her absence, except
1126: that she plays her new physique to the neighbors regularly, in an
1127: attempt to get pets.</p>
1128: <div lang="en-GB">
1129: <p>My other cat, coloured black and white, is a sweetie. He followed
1130: us to the pool today, walking down the pavement with us. Yesterday
1131: he apparently visited our neighbours. I wonder if he recognises that
1132: their flat is a mirror image of ours.</p>
1133: <p>Hm, I just noticed that in the last paragraph I used British
1134: English. But I'm supposed to write in American English. So I
1135: shouldn't say "pavement" or "flat" or "colour"...</p>
1136: </div>
1137: <p>I should say "sidewalk" and "apartment" and "color"!</p>
1138: </article></pre>
1139:
1.51 mike 1140: </div>
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