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Content goes here...
</aside></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode1 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example1"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <div class="info"> <p>Although the <code><aside></code> doesn't have any local attributes, you can use any of the global attributes and/or event content attributes (see template below).</p> </div> <h2>Examples</h2> <h3>Basic tag usage</h3> <p>You can place flow content (i.e. most elements that are allowed in the body of a document) inside an <code><aside></code> element (with the exception of the <a href="/html/tags/html_main_tag.cfm"><code><main></code></a> element). The following example uses the <a href="/html/tags/html_h1_tag.cfm"><code><h1></code></a> and <a href="/html/tags/html_p_tag.cfm"><code><p></code></a> elements inside the <code><aside></code>.</p> <p>In this example, it is assumed that the aside is used in the context of an article that discusses the planet Mars (but it could just as easily be an article about planets in general, or even an article on measuring big things, etc). The aside offers some basic facts about Mars' size, mass, etc.</p> <script src="/common/js/codemirror/mode/htmlmixed/htmlmixed.js"></script> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example2" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><aside>
<h1>How Big is Mars?</h1>
<p>Mars weighs around 642 sectillion killograms (compared to Earth's 5972 sectillion kg).</p>
<p>Mars is about 71% as dense as Earth, and it has about 15% of Earth's volume.</p>
<p>The equatorial diameter of Mars is 4220 miles (6792 km), which makes it around half the size of Earth. Despite this, the land area of Mars is actually about the same as Earth (due to its lack of surface water).</p>
</aside></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode2 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example2"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <h3>Pull-Quote from an Article</h3> <p>Here we use the <code><aside></code> to present a pull-quote from the main article.</p> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example3" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><article>
	<p>In his book, My Big TOE, Tom Cambell is a master at putting things into perspective. Campbell reminds us that, what we call mystical is relative to the extent of our knowledge and understanding. This is an excellent point, one that probably goes over the head of the majority of the population.</p>
	<aside style="color:orange;font-size:1.5em;border-left:7px solid orange;padding:10px;">
	<q>What we call mystical is relative to the extent of our knowledge and understanding.</q>
	</aside>	
	<p>He elaborates on this point by explaining that <q>If some process, phenomena, or conceptualization appears to lie beyond our potential ability to explain it within the context of PMR (physical-matter reality), we describe it as mystical. Much of what was considered mystical a thousand years ago is considered science today and much of what is considered mystical today will be clearly understood by a future science.
	</q></p>
</article></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode3 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example3"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <h2>Attributes</h2> <p><a href="/html/tutorial/html_attributes.cfm">Attributes</a> can be added to an HTML element to provide more information about how the element should appear or behave.</p> <p>The <code><aside></code> element accepts the following attributes.</p> <table class="tabular"> <tr> <th>Attribute</th><th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>None</td><td> </td> </tr> </table> <h3>Global Attributes</h3> <p>The following attributes are standard across all HTML elements. Therefore, you can use these attributes with the <code><aside></code> tag , as well as with all other HTML tags.</p> <ul class="col-3"> <li><code>accesskey</code></li> <li><code>autocapitalize</code></li> <li><code>class</code></li> <li><code>contenteditable</code></li> <li><code>data-*</code></li> <li><code>dir</code></li> <li><code>draggable</code></li> <li><code>hidden</code></li> <li><code>id</code></li> <li><code>inputmode</code></li> <li><code>is</code></li> <li><code>itemid</code></li> <li><code>itemprop</code></li> <li><code>itemref</code></li> <li><code>itemscope</code></li> <li><code>itemtype</code></li> <li><code>lang</code></li> <li><code>part</code></li> <li><code>slot</code></li> <li><code>spellcheck</code></li> <li><code>style</code></li> <li><code>tabindex</code></li> <li><code>title</code></li> <li><code>translate</code></li> </ul> <p>For a full explanation of these attributes, see <a href="/html/tags/html_5_global_attributes.cfm">HTML 5 global attributes</a>.</p> <h3>Event Handlers</h3> <p>Event handler content attributes enable you to invoke a script from within your HTML. The script is invoked when a certain "event" occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event.</p> <ul class="col-3"> <li><code>onabort</code></li> <li><code>onauxclick</code></li> <li><code>onblur</code></li> <li><code>oncancel</code></li> <li><code>oncanplay</code></li> <li><code>oncanplaythrough</code></li> <li><code>onchange</code></li> <li><code>onclick</code></li> <li><code>onclose</code></li> <li><code>oncontextmenu</code></li> <li><code>oncopy</code></li> <li><code>oncuechange</code></li> <li><code>oncut</code></li> <li><code>ondblclick</code></li> <li><code>ondrag</code></li> <li><code>ondragend</code></li> <li><code>ondragenter</code></li> <li><code>ondragexit</code></li> <li><code>ondragleave</code></li> <li><code>ondragover</code></li> <li><code>ondragstart</code></li> <li><code>ondrop</code></li> <li><code>ondurationchange</code></li> <li><code>onemptied</code></li> <li><code>onended</code></li> <li><code>onerror</code></li> <li><code>onfocus</code></li> <li><code>onformdata</code></li> <li><code>oninput</code></li> <li><code>oninvalid</code></li> <li><code>onkeydown</code></li> <li><code>onkeypress</code></li> <li><code>onkeyup</code></li> <li><code>onlanguagechange</code></li> <li><code>onload</code></li> <li><code>onloadeddata</code></li> <li><code>onloadedmetadata</code></li> <li><code>onloadstart</code></li> <li><code>onmousedown</code></li> <li><code>onmouseenter</code></li> <li><code>onmouseleave</code></li> <li><code>onmousemove</code></li> <li><code>onmouseout</code></li> <li><code>onmouseover</code></li> <li><code>onmouseup</code></li> <li><code>onpaste</code></li> <li><code>onpause</code></li> <li><code>onplay</code></li> <li><code>onplaying</code></li> <li><code>onprogress</code></li> <li><code>onratechange</code></li> <li><code>onreset</code></li> <li><code>onresize</code></li> <li><code>onscroll</code></li> <li><code>onsecuritypolicyviolation</code></li> <li><code>onseeked</code></li> <li><code>onseeking</code></li> <li><code>onselect</code></li> <li><code>onslotchange</code></li> <li><code>onstalled</code></li> <li><code>onsubmit</code></li> <li><code>onsuspend</code></li> <li><code>ontimeupdate</code></li> <li><code>ontoggle</code></li> <li><code>onvolumechange</code></li> <li><code>onwaiting</code></li> <li><code>onwheel</code></li> </ul> <p>Most event handler content attributes can be used on all HTML elements, but some event handlers have specific rules around when they can be used and which elements they are applicable to.</p> <p>For more detail, see <a href="/html/tags/html_5_event_handler_content_attributes.cfm">HTML event handler content attributes</a>.</p> </article> <div class="sidebar"> <nav> <ul> <li> <h3><a href="/html/tags/">HTML Tags</a></h3> <ul class="taglist"> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_comments_tag.cfm">!--...--</a></li> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_doctype_tag.cfm">!DOCTYPE</a></li> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_a_tag.cfm">a</a></li> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_abbr_tag.cfm">abbr</a></li> <li><a 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