The <main> Element

Content SectioningNew in HTML5

Use the <main> element to contain the dominant content of a document, such as the topic of the document.

Attributes for <main>

Type	Attribute List
'Standard' Attributes	"writingsuggestions"

Notes

• The content of <main> should be unique to the document. It should not contain content that is repeated across pages, like header, footer, navigation, or side content.

Recommended Links

• CanIUse.com: Search <main> (browser compatibility information)
• CanIEmail.com: Search <main> (email client compatibility information)
• HTML5 (WHATWG): main element
• MDN: <main>
• Quackit: HTML <main> tag

Search Engine Links (for more information)

• Bing "main element"
• Google "main element"