A contact card groups the information someone needs to reach a person or organization. Address is useful when the content is contact information for the relevant page or article.
What You Need to Know
Use descriptive email and phone links if provided. For public profiles, avoid publishing unnecessary private details.
Example: See It in Action
This example keeps the idea small. Copy it carefully, then follow the explanation instead of guessing what the browser will do.
This is a short HTML fragment. To try it as a webpage, put it inside the body element of a complete HTML document.
<address>
<strong>School Coding Club</strong>
<p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
</p>
<p>Room 104, North Building</p>
</address>Let’s Understand the Example
- Address contains contact details for the nearest relevant page or article author.
- Strong marks text as particularly important. It means more than simply making words bold.
- A p groups a paragraph of related text. Start another paragraph for a new thought.
- Href contains the destination of a link. A value starting with # points to an id on the same page.
The first example link points to mailto:[email protected]. Check whether that destination exists relative to the document. A link changes where readers go; it does not perform an action such as saving a form.
What Should You See?
The page should include “School Coding Club”. If it looks different from what you expected, open developer tools and compare the source with the elements the browser created.
Try removing one piece of markup in a scratch copy, refresh the page, and compare the behavior. This is often the fastest way to understand what that piece contributes.
Try It Yourself
- Add an office-hours line and a clickable email address.
- Save your changes, open or refresh the page, and compare the result with the original example.
- Tell a friend what your change did. If you are not sure, undo it, refresh the page, and compare.
Common Beginner Mistakes
- Listing a home address for a child on a public class website.
- Avoid picking tags just for their default bold, italic or spaced appearance. Use CSS for presentation.
Key Takeaways
- A contact card groups the information someone needs to reach a person or organization.
- Address contains contact details for the nearest relevant page or article author.
- Use descriptive email and phone links if provided. For public profiles, avoid publishing unnecessary private details.