HTML <header> Tag
Example
A header for an <article>:
<article>
<header>
<h1>Most important heading here</h1>
<h3>Less important heading here</h3>
<p>Some additional information here</p>
</header>
<p>Lorem Ipsum dolor set amet....</p>
</article>
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Definition and Usage
The <header> element represents a container for introductory content or a set of navigational links.
A <header> element typically contains:
- one or more heading elements (<h1> - <h6>)
- logo or icon
- authorship information
You can have several <header> elements in one document.
Note: A <header> tag cannot be placed within a <footer>, <address> or another <header> element.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <header> | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 11.1 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <header> tag is new in HTML5.
Global Attributes
The <header> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <header> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Header Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <header> element with the following default values:
header {
display: block;
}
