Articles and sections in HTML

An article stands alone; a section is a titled part of something larger.

<article>
  <h2>Why token speed matters</h2>
  <p>Published <time datetime="2026-07-29">29 July 2026</time></p>
  <section>
    <h3>Words are the wrong unit</h3>
    <p>Code is punctuation as much as prose.</p>
  </section>
  <section>
    <h3>Counting tokens instead</h3>
    <p>A lexer tells you where each token ends.</p>
  </section>
</article>

How it works

1. An article should still make sense syndicated elsewhere.
2. Every section wants a heading — otherwise use a div.
3. time carries a machine-readable date in datetime.

The run, in numbers

Lines

12

Characters to type

320

Tokens

80

Three-star pace

70 tpm

At the three-star pace of 70 tokens a minute, this run takes about 69 seconds.

Type this snippet

Step 2 of 7 in Page landmarks, step 2 of 23 in Semantics & metadata.

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