How to correctly use “section” tag in HTML5?

Question

I\'m trying to build a layout in HTML5 and after reading several different articles I\'m just confused. I\'m trying to get some input on how it should be used.

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Answer 1

You can definitely use the section tag as a container. It is there to group content in a more semantically significant way than with a div or as the html5 spec says:

The section element represents a generic section of a document or application. A section, in this context, is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading. http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/sections.html#the-section-element