What is the <address> element in HTML?

The <address> element is used to define the contact information of the author/owner of the document. The browser automatically inserts line breaks before and after the <address> element.

The content inside the <address> tag takes on its appropriate form. The content can be any information about the authors/owners, including their email, physical address, contact information, and mailing address.

can be used to provide contact information in the page's `
`, but is typically put in the `
` tag as deemed appropriate by the author/owner of the document.

Attributes

<address> only includes the global attributes.

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