Semantics

A landmark that contains mostly site-oriented content, rather than page-specific content.

Abstract Role

LandmarkRepresents a top-level section of a page, relevant to a specific purpose, that a user may want to scan for quickly and could appear in a site map or table of contents.

Content Category

Flow ContentAn element that structures and organizes the body of a web document.

Allowed Descendants

Flow Children Allowed

No main, header, or footer element descendants allowed.

Usage

Elements that can designate the role in HTML:

  • header
  • section[role=banner]
  • div[role=banner]
  • custom-element[role=banner]