HTML <aside> Tag

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<aside> Definition and Usage

The tag defines some content outside the content it is in.

The content of the aside should be indirectly related to the surrounding content.<aside> Tip:

Content is usually placed as a sidebar in the document.<aside> Note: <aside> The style of the element (see the following examples).

See also:

HTML DOM Reference Manual:Aside Object

Example

Example 1

Display content other than the content it is in:

<p>This summer, my family and I visited the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park. The weather was good, and the ocean park was very dreamy! My family and I had a wonderful summer!</p>
<aside>
<h4>Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park</h4>
<p>The Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is a themed park located in Pudong New Area, covering an area of about 29.7 hectares, surrounded by the characteristics of ocean culture, and is also a national AAAA level tourist attraction.</p>
</aside>

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Example 2

Set the style of the <aside> element using CSS:

<html>
<head>
<style>
aside {
  width: 30%;
  padding-left: 15px;
  margin-left: 15px;
  float: right;
  font-style: italic;
  background-color: lightgray;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>aside element</h1>
<p>This summer, my family and I visited the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park. The weather was good, and the ocean park was very dreamy! My family and I had a wonderful summer!</p>
<aside>
<p>The Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is a themed park located in Pudong New Area, covering an area of about 29.7 hectares, surrounded by the characteristics of ocean culture, and is also a national AAAA level tourist attraction.</p>
</aside>
<p>This summer, my family and I visited the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park. The weather was good, and the ocean park was very dreamy! My family and I had a wonderful summer!</p>
<p>This summer, my family and I visited the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park. The weather was good, and the ocean park was very dreamy! My family and I had a wonderful summer!</p>
</body>
</html>

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Global attributes

<aside> The tag also supports Global attributes in HTML.

event attributes

<aside> The tag also supports Event attributes in HTML.

Default CSS settings

Most browsers will display the following default values <aside> Element:

aside {
  display: block;
}

Browser support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version to fully support the element.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
6.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 11.1