The 13 Content Mixes of HTML

General Card

A General Card represents a passage with no initial purpose

The syntax is a div element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• The following order of elements if the General Card is a child of an Description Layer:

  1. One or more Association Titles

  2. One or more Association Segments

• Zero or more counts for each and if the Span Card is not a child of an Description Layer

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix. But, if the General Card is not a child of an Description Layer

<div>

</div>

Anchor Card

An Anchor Card represents a passage that is a label for an hyperlink

The syntax is an a element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one href attribute

• Zero or one count for each of the following attributes if the href attribute is present:

  • target

  • download

  • ping

  • rel

  • hreflang

  • type

  • referrerpolicy

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix. But, it must exclude a Details Title, an Anchor Card, and any Content with a tabindex attribute

  Moreso, Each Content Block must exclude the following descendant interactive contents:

  • An Hyperlink Connotation with an href attribute

  • A Raster Image with a usemap attribute

  • An Audio Media with a controls attribute

  • A Video Media with a controls attribute

  • An Embed Medium

  • A Web Document

  • Each Content Form

  • A Label Connotation

<a>

</a>

Quote Card

A Quote Card represents a passage from another source

The syntax is a blockquote element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one cite attribute.

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix.

<blockquote>

</blockquote>

Address Card

An Address Card represents a passage of contact information for authors of the nearest ancestor Article Section. If no such ancestor, it's for authors of the web document

The syntax is an address element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix. But, an Address Card must exclude an Heading Block and an Address Card

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix. But, it must exclude descendants of each Content Division

<address>

</address>

Deletion Card

A Deletion Card represents a passage with a removal hint

The syntax is a del element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each of the following attributes:

  • cite

  • datetime

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix.

<del>

</del>

Insertion Card

An Insertion Card represents a passage with an addition hint

The syntax is an ins element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each of the following attributes:

  • cite

  • datetime

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix.

<ins>

</ins>

Figure Card

A Figure Card represents a passage with no running text.

The syntax is a figure element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix.

• Zero or One Figure Caption Card. But, as the first or last content of a Figure Card.

<figure>

</figure>

Map Card

A Map Card represents a passage with a set of area coordinates for managing regions of a raster image.

The syntax is a map element with the following attributes and child elements:

• One name attribute

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix.

<map name="[identifier]">

</map>

Search Card

A Search Card represents a passage with a set of Content Forms for discovering information

The syntax is a search element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix.

<search>

</search>

Form Card

A Form Card represents an hyperlink to submit associated Content Forms. A Content Form associates to a Form Card as a child content or by targeting the Card's ID

The syntax is a form element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each of the following attributes: accept-charset, action, autocomplete, enctype, method, name, novalidate, target, and rel.

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more counts for each Content Block and Content Mix.

<form>

</form>

Enumeration Layer

An Enumeration Layer represents a passage as an item in an ordered list (ol), unordered list (ul), or unordered command list (menu)

The syntax is an ol element, ul element, or menu element with the following attributes and child elements

• Zero or one count for each of the following attributes if it's an ol element: reversed, start, and type.

• Zero or more List Items

<!-- ordered list -->
<ol>

</ol>

<!-- unordered list -->
<ul>

</ul>

<!-- unordered command list -->
<menu>

</menu>

Description Layer

An Description Layer represents a passage and its title as an item in an unordered term-description list

The syntax is a dl element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• Zero or more groups of the following elements:

  1. One or more Association Titles

  2. One or more Association Segments

  Note: Each group can be explicitly marked up with a General Card

<dl>

</dl>

Tabular Layer

A Tabular Layer represents a passage as a cell in a 2 dimensional content

The syntax is a table element with the following attributes and child elements:

• Zero or one count for each Global Attribute

• The following order of elements optionally intermixed with script-supporting content

  1. Zero or one Table Caption

  2. Zero or more Table Column Group

  3. Zero or one Table Head

  4. Either of the following elements:

     • Zero or more Table Body

     • Zero or more Table Rows

  5. Zero or one Table Foot

<table>

</table>