HTML Tutorial - Address Tag

September 17, 2008 (1VIZABILITY.COM - Design Tips)

The address tag is one of the least used HTML tags today. In fact, a lot believe that there is no search engine that is making use of it, and there’s no proof that it can actually improve the website design, especially when it comes to loading time.

The address tag is utilized to provide basic contact information of a particular document for the website. It doesn’t necessarily mean a postal address, though it can be added if such really forms part of the document. It can also be used to express authorship of a particular document. The address tag, moreover, appears in the beginning and the end. If this is used, the text is normally set in italics, and some browsers add line breaks in every address element.

If your web design can survive without this one, then there’s no need for you to add it.

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