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Re: Explicit association with <header> required/recommendedfor <article>?

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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Feb 5, 2018 9:09AM

I think you mean heading, not header.

Headers are repeating elements at the top of something, such as a page header or table header.

The Article tag's definition is that it designates a self-contained portion of a larger document. It is a grouping or container tag that encompasses, by definition, other tagged elements such as P and Hx tags.

To me, the relationship is already explicit because the Hx tag is within the Article tag.

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Subject: [WebAIM] Explicit association with <header> required/recommended for <article>?

If content is marked up with the <article> tag and within that <article> tag there is a <header> tag, is it required or recommended to make an explicit association between them using aria-labelledby attribute or would that be redundant or too verbose? Thanks!

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