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.

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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

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <header> tag is new in HTML5.

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Global Attributes

The <header> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

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Event Attributes

The <header> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

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Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Header Object

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Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <header> element with the following default values:

header { 
  display: block;}