<address>

<address> contains contact information for a person or organization associated with the nearest article or, otherwise, the document. It can include a name, email, telephone number, or postal address.

Author contact

The visible name identifies whose contact information follows. These addresses are examples, not real contact details.

<article>
  <h1>Building a reading nook</h1>
  <p>Choose a comfortable chair and a lamp you can reach.</p>
  <footer>
    <address>
      Article by Alex Example<br /><a href="mailto:alex@example.com"
        >alex@example.com</a
      >
    </address>
  </footer>
</article>

address {
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

Placement and alternatives

Use it in a page or article footer when those contact details are relevant. A historical address mentioned in a story is ordinary content, not necessarily <address> contact information.

It accepts flow content, but not headings, sectioning elements, another <address>, <header>, or <footer>. Put an introducing heading outside it. Its usual italic presentation can be changed with CSS without changing the meaning.

Email and telephone links can launch another application. Use a with meaningful text and real destinations in your own page. The sandboxed example cannot navigate the host website.

Sources and browser support

MDN: address describes the syntax and links to the specification and compatibility data. Check individual values in that table when supporting older browsers.