Which of the following is an HTML5 structural element?

Question

Options

• A<div>
• B<footer>
• C<span>
• D<b>

• B
  96% (24)
• C
  4% (1)

Explanation

<footer> is an HTML5 semantic structural element - it conveys meaning about the role of its content (the footer section of a page or section), which is exactly what HTML5 semantic elements were introduced to do.

• <div> is a generic block container with no semantic meaning; it predates HTML5 and is intentionally meaning-free.
• <span> is a generic inline container, also non-semantic and long predating HTML5.
• <b> is a presentational element (bold text) focused on visual styling, not document structure.

Memory tip: HTML5 structural elements read like a page outline - <header>, <nav>, <main>, <section>, <article>, <aside>, <footer>. If you can draw it on a wireframe and label it with the tag name, it's likely semantic/structural. Generic containers like <div> and <span> never make that list.

No community discussion yet for this question.