Having a working knowledge of HTML is critical in the highly lucrative career of web development. In our ongoing series of HTML video lessons, we will share the basics you need to know about HTML Headers. The HTML <header> tag is used as a container of introductory content or navigation links. Generally, a <header> element contains one or more heading elements, logo or icons, or author's information.

HTML Header

  • The <header> element represents a container for introductory content or a set of navigational skills.
  • The HTML <header> tag can contain one or more heading elements, logos or icons, or ownership information.
  • A <header> cannot be placed within a <footer> tag, <address> tag, or another <header> element.
  • HTML headers are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags. The <h1> tag defines the most important heading, and the <h6> tag defines the least important heading.

The following example illustrates the use of the <header> tag:

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Let’s look at one more example to understand the header tag. In the following example, the header tag is used as a page header.

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