把 HTML5 元素定义为块级元素

HTML5 定义了八个新的语义 HTML 元素。所有都是块级元素。您可以把 CSS display 属性设置为 block，以确保老式浏览器中正确的行为：

header, section, footer, aside, nav, main, article, figure {
    display: block; 
}

Internet Explorer 的问题

上述方案可用于所有新的 HTML5 元素，但是：注意：Internet Explorer 8 以及更早的版本，不允许对未知元素添加样式。幸运的是，Sjoerd Visscher 创造了 “HTML5 Enabling JavaScript”, “the shiv”：

<!--[if lt IE 9]>
  <script src="http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->

以上代码是一段注释，但是 IE9 的早期版本会读取它（并理解它）。

完整的 Shiv 解决方案

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <title>Styling HTML5</title>
  <!--[if lt IE 9]>
  <script src="http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
  <![endif]-->
</head>

<body>

<h1>My First Article</h1>

<article>
London is the capital city of England. 
It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom, 
with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants.
</article>

</body>
</html>

引用 shiv 代码的链接必须位于​​<head>​​元素中，因为 Internet Explorer 需要在读取之前认识所有新元素。

HTML5 Skeleton

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>HTML5 Skeleton</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">

<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js">
</script>
<![endif]-->

<style>
body {font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:0.8em;}
header,nav, section,article,footer
{border:1px solid grey; margin:5px; padding:8px;}
nav ul {margin:0; padding:0;}
nav ul li {display:inline; margin:5px;}
</style>
</head>

<body>

<header>
  <h1>HTML5 SKeleton</h1>
</header>

<nav>
<ul>
  <li><a href="html5_semantic_elements.asp">HTML5 Semantic</a></li>
  <li><a href="html5_geolocation.asp">HTML5 Geolocation</a></li>
  <li><a href="html5_canvas.asp">HTML5 Graphics</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>

<section>

<h1>Famous Cities</h1>

<article>
<h2>London</h2>
<p>London is the capital city of England. It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom,
with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants.</p>
</article>

<article>
<h2>Paris</h2>
<p>Paris is the capital and most populous city of France.</p>
</article>

<article>
<h2>Tokyo</h2>
<p>Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area,
and the most populous metropolitan area in the world.</p>
</article>

</section>

<footer>
<p>© 2014 W3Schools. All rights reserved.</p>
</footer>

</body>
</html>