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Muhammad Ali Rizwan
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 606 Pointshow to split the body in segments? like the way you have <header> <main> <footer> etc. Are these any standard segments?
why do we need to split the body into segments? are there any standard segment names or is that just for neatness?
3 Answers
Keith Kelly
21,326 PointsSplitting the page into segments allows you to manipulate different content in different ways with css and javascript. HTML5 has many standard tags for different types of content beyond just the header, main, and footer tags. I think those ones are used in the video because that is a common (not standard) way to break up the page.
Here is a list of the available HTML tags: HTML5 tag reference
Luc de Brouwer
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 17,939 PointsYou don't necessarily have to use the HTML5 tags to divide a webpage into different sections, you can choose to use <div>'s and style them through CSS, altough I recommend using the HTML5 tag's if you're new to the language
Sarah Dillon
10,704 PointsIt's seen as a HTML 5 standard <body> <header></header> <section></section> <footer></footer> </body>
Though mostly I think it's an ascetic thing, where It's been the norm for so long that most people so it that way so people know how to navigate the site.