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<address>

The <address> element provides contact information for the author or owner of a document or article. This typically includes the author's name, email address, social media links, or physical address. It's commonly placed within an <article> element or in the page footer.

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This page was last updated on 2025-11-17

Syntax

<address>
Contact information here
</address>

The element requires both opening and closing tags. Content can include text, links, and other inline elements but should not contain headings, sectioning content, or other address elements.

Attributes

Global attributes - The <address> element supports all global attributes such as id, class, style, lang, and dir.

The <address> element has no element-specific attributes.

Examples

Author Contact Information

<address>
  Written by <a href="mailto:author@example.com">John Doe</a>.<br>
  Visit us at: Example.com<br>
  123 Main Street, City, Country
</address>

Within an Article

<article>
  <h2>Article Title</h2>
  <p>Article content...</p>
  <address>
    Contact the author: <a href="mailto:jane@example.com">jane@example.com</a>
  </address>
</article>

In Page Footer

<footer>
  <address>
    <a href="https://twitter.com/example">@example</a> |
    <a href="mailto:contact@example.com">contact@example.com</a>
  </address>
</footer>

When to Use

Use the <address> element when:

Providing contact information for the page or article author
Displaying the document owner's contact details
Showing how readers can reach the content creator

Do not use <address> for:

General postal addresses that aren't related to contact information (use regular <p> elements)
Dates or times (use <time> instead)
Arbitrary contact information unrelated to the document's authorship

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