HTML Tags

HTML5 <header> Tag

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Description

The <header> element represents the header of a document or a section. A header should contain title and heading information about the related content.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.

Placement: Block
Content: Block, Inline and text elements, but no <header> or <footer> descendants.
Start/End Tag: Start tag: required, End tag: required
Version: New in HTML5

Tip: Do not confuse the <header> element (which is a visible section of the page) with the <head> element (which contains metadata not shown to the user).


Syntax

The basic syntax of the <header> tag is given with:

HTML / XHTML: <header> ... </header>

The example below shows the <header> tag in action.

<header>
    <h1>Tutorial Republic</h1>
    <nav>
        <p><a href="#">Home</a> | <a href="#">About</a> | <a href="#">Contact</a></p>
    </nav>
</header>

Note: The <header> element can be placed anywhere inside the <body>, but it must not be placed within an <address>, <footer> or another <header> element.


Tag-Specific Attributes

The <header> tag doesn't have any specific attribute.


Global Attributes

Like all other HTML tags, the <header> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.


Event Attributes

The <header> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.


Browser Compatibility

The <header> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.

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Basic Support—

  • Firefox 4+
  • Google Chrome 6+
  • Internet Explorer 9+
  • Apple Safari 5.1+
  • Opera 11.1+

Further Reading

See tutorial on: HTML Layout.

Related tags: <body>, <nav>, <section>, <footer>.

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