The <header> tag defines a header of a page or a section. It usually contains a logo, search, navigational links, etc.
The <header> tag is a new element in HTML5. In an HTML document it is allowed to use several <header> tags, which can be placed in any part of it.
It is not permitted to place the <header> tag inside the <footer> and <address> elements, and in another <head> tag too.
Syntax
The <head> tag comes in pairs; the content is written between the opening (<head>) and closing (</head>) tags.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
li {
display: inline-block;
margin-right: 10px;
color: #778899;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<nav>
<ul style="padding:0;">
<li>Home</li>
<li>About us</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<h1>Welcome to our page</h1>
<hr>
</header>
<article>
<header>
<h2>The section title</h2>
<p>The text paragraph.</p>
</header>
</article>
</body>
</html>Result
Attributes
The <header> tag supports Global Attributes and the Event Attributes.
Browser support
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