<aside>: The Aside element #
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The <aside>
HTML element represents a portion of a
document whose content is only indirectly related to the document's
main content. Asides are frequently presented as sidebars or call-out
boxes.
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Try it #
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HTML Demo: <aside> #
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Salamanders are a group of amphibians with a lizard-like appearance, including short legs and a tail in both larval and adult forms.
<aside>
<p>The Rough-skinned Newt defends itself with a deadly neurotoxin.</p>
</aside>
<p>
Several species of salamander inhabit the temperate rainforest of the Pacific Northwest, including the Ensatina, the
Northwestern Salamander and the Rough-skinned Newt. Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms and
other small creatures.
</p>
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::: {#css-panel .section .hidden tabindex=“0” role=“tabpanel” aria-labelledby=“css” aria-hidden=“true”} ::: {#css-editor} aside { width: 40%; padding-left: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0.5rem; float: right; box-shadow: inset 5px 0 5px -5px #29627e; font-style: italic; color: #29627e; }
aside > p {
margin: 0.5rem;
}
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Output #
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::: {.section .console-container .hidden aria-hidden=“true”}
Console Output #
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Attributes #
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Usage notes #
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- Do not use the
<aside>element to tag parenthesized text, as this kind of text is considered part of the main flow. :::
Examples #
Using <aside> #
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This example uses <aside> to mark up a paragraph in an article. The
paragraph is only indirectly related to the main article content:
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<article>
<p>
The Disney movie <cite>The Little Mermaid</cite> was first released to
theatres in 1989.
</p>
<aside>
<p>The movie earned $87 million during its initial release.</p>
</aside>
<p>More info about the movie…</p>
</article>
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Result #
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Technical summary #
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| Content categories | Flow content, sectioning content, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Flow content. |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts flow content. Note that an
<aside> element must not be a descendant of an <address> element. |
| Implicit ARIA role | complementary |
| Permitted ARIA roles | feed,
none,
note,
presentation,
region,
search |
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
Specifications #
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Specification #
HTML Standard
[#
the-aside-element]{.small}
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Browser compatibility #
::: _table Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
aside 5 12 4 9 11.1 5 4.4 18 4 11.1 4.2 1.0
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See also #
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- Other section-related elements:
<body>,<article>,<section>,<nav>, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,<hgroup>,<header>,<footer>,<address>; - Using HTML sections and outlines
- ARIA: Complementary role :::
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or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/aside{._attribution-link}
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