HTML5 <header> Tag
Last Updated :
16 Jan, 2024
The <header> tag in HTML is used to define the header for a document or a section as it contains the information related to the title and heading of the related content.
The <header> element is intended to usually contain the section’s heading h1-h6, logo, icon, etc and the <header> tag is a new tag in HTML5 and it is a container tag ie., it contains a starting tag, content & the end tag.
Note: This tag cannot be placed within a <footer>, <address>, or another <header> element.
Syntax
<header> ...</header>
Attributes
This tag supports all the global attributes in HTML.
Example 1: This example illustrates the use of the <header> tag that makes the container for the head section of the document.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body style="font-size: 25px;">
<h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h3>HTML Header Tag</h3>
<hr>
<article>
<header>
<h3 style="color: green;">
GeeksforGeeks Learning
</h3>
<p>Posted by GFG</p>
<p>
A Computer Science portal for geeks.
It contains well written, well thought <br>
and well explained computer science and
programming articles.
</p>
</header>
</article>
</body>
</html>
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 Output:
Example 2: In this example, we have used the <header> tag to contain the surrounding section’s heading, but not required every time.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h3>HTML Header Tag</h3>
<header>
<h1>This is the heading.</h1>
<h4>This is the sub-heading.</h4>
<p>This is the metadata.</p>
</header>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
HTML <header> Tag
Example 3: In this example, we have represented navigational aids by using the <header> tag.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h3>HTML Header Tag</h3>
<header>
<a href=
Algo</a> |
<a href=
DS</a> |
<a href=
Languages</a> |
<a href=
Interview</a> |
<a href=
Students</a> |
<a href=
Gate</a> |
<a href=
CS Subjects</a> |
<a href=
Quizzes</a>
</header>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers
- Google Chrome 5
- Edge 12
- Firefox 4
- Opera 11.1
- Safari 5
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