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I have a page with the usual suspects on - header, main nav etc.

In the main page I have an article such as terms & conditions, then in the left column an associated menu that can be used to switch between different policies - privacy, cookie policy etc.

From what I've read this is not a use for the nav attrcibute (I could be wrong), but is it then an aside as it does relate to the main content of the page?

Any advice appreciated.

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  • nav = navigation. aside = content. Commented Jan 13, 2014 at 15:08
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    Can you show us your HTML? Commented Jan 13, 2014 at 16:30

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My guess:

  • you have a main navigation menu
  • and a secondary navigation menu, like a submenu, this one related to the main content of that page which is placed aside BUT related directly to the main content of the page → use nav not aside

even if it's placed aside, respectively in the left side, it is not aside content; aside tag applies to less relevant content from the relevant content ("relevant content" = the content within your main tag and so is your menu related to this main content)

see aside for more infos

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I think you sghould use the nav element for your main navigation on your site, and other lists of links etc. could be placed in the menu element, or simply in an ul element.

According to the HTML 5 specification the nav element is primarily intended for sections that consist of major navigation blocks.

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