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Dragamas
Dragamas

Reputation: 11

Why do we need to use header, body, and footer instead of just body

Can I just used body and just format it properly in CSS? It just seems like it would be easier to not need header and footer.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2439

Answers (3)

swapnil solanke
swapnil solanke

Reputation: 258

Yes, you can but see in HTML5 A semantic element clearly describes its meaning to both the browser and the developer.

non-semantic elements: <div> and <span> - Tells nothing about its content.

semantic elements: <header> and <footer> - Clearly defines its content.

For more refrence

And if you are asking about <head> tag

In HTML 4.01 the <head> element is required.

In HTML5, the <head> element can be omitted.

Upvotes: 1

Samir Das
Samir Das

Reputation: 1918

It is not mandatory to use header and footer even there were not html tag header or footer before HTML5.

Header and footer gives option to manage whole html tree in more structured way but it is not mandatory to use.

Upvotes: 0

Bandrami
Bandrami

Reputation: 4552

Well, you certainly don't need <header> and <footer> elements (they were only added in HTML5 anyways). The idea is to help semantic analyzers of web pages (everything from search engines to screen readers) distinguish what is the "content" of a page and what is the navigation and other information.

Note that the <header> tag is completely different from the <head> tag, which you probably do want.

Upvotes: 0

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