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<address>

The HTML <address> element supplies contact information for its nearest <article> or <body> ancestor; in the latter case, it applies to the whole document.

Content categories	Flow content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Flow content, but with no nested `<address>` element, no heading content (`<hgroup>`, `<h1>`, `<h2>`, `<h3>`, `<h4>`, `<h5>`, `<h6>`), no sectioning content (`<article>`, `<aside>`, `<section>`, `<nav>`), and no `<header>` or `<footer>` element.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts flow content.
Permitted ARIA roles	None
DOM interface	`HTMLElement` Prior to Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4), Gecko implemented this element using the `HTMLSpanElement` interface

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Usage notes

To represent an arbitrary address, one that is not related to the contact information, use a <p> element rather than the <address> element.
This element should not contain more information than the contact information, like a publication date (which belongs in a <time> element).
Typically an <address> element can be placed inside the <footer> element of the current section, if any.

Example

  <address>
    You can contact author at <a href="http://www.somedomain.com/contact">www.somedomain.com</a>.<br>
    If you see any bugs, please <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact webmaster</a>.<br>
    You may also want to visit us:<br>
    Mozilla Foundation<br>
    1981 Landings Drive<br>
    Building K<br>
    Mountain View, CA 94043-0801<br>
    USA
  </address>

Above HTML will output:

Image:HTML-address.png

Although the address element renders text with the same default styling as the <i> or <em> elements, it is more appropriate to use when dealing with contact information, as it conveys additional semantic information.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<address>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<address>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<address>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.7 or earlier)	1.0	5.12	1.0