<aside> tag — TutorialBrain

Note/Info The <aside> tag is a new in HTML5.

HTML5 <aside> tag

The <aside> tag defines other content which is separate from the surrounding content.

The surrounding content must be related to the content which is used inside the <aside> element.

So, the idea is to keep apart the <aside> content from its nearby content in a different section.

Syntax:
<aside> Content …</aside>

Example

<aside style="font-size:larger;font-style:Georgia;color:red;float:left;width:35%;padding-right:5px;">
      Some 260 million children are still out of primary and secondary school. 
</aside>
<p>Education is a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability. Developing countries have made tremendous progress in getting children into the classroom and the majority of children worldwide are now in primary school.</p>

Default CSS Value

display:block

How Browser will display

BLOCK Level.

Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5

HTML4	XHTML	HTML5
NA	NA	New tag in HTML5

Attributes used with comment tag

No specific attribute

Global Attributes

The <aside> tag supports Global attributes.

Event Attributes

The <aside> tag supports Event attributes.

Supporting Browsers

Related Tags

<article>.