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HTML: <header> tag

This HTML tutorial explains how to use the HTML element called the <header> tag with syntax and examples.

Description

The HTML <header> tag is an HTML5 element that defines a header usually containing logo, search form and introductory information in the HTML document. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <header> element.

Syntax

In HTML, the syntax for the <header> tag is:

<body>
<header>
  <img src="logo.png" alt="Logo">
</header>
</body>

Attributes

Only the Global Attributes apply to the <header> tag. There are no attributes that are specific to the <header> tag.

Note

Browser Compatibility

The <header> tag has basic support with the following browsers:

  • Chrome 5+
  • Android 2.2+
  • Firefox 4.0+ (Gecko 2.0+)
  • Firefox Mobile 4.0+ (Gecko 2.0+)
  • Internet Explorer 9.0+ (IE 9.0+)
  • IE Phone 9.0+
  • Opera 11.10+
  • Opera Mobile 11.0+
  • Safari 4.1+ (WebKit)
  • Safari Mobile 5.0+ (iOs 4.2+)

Example

We will discuss the <header> tag below, exploring examples of how to use the <header> tag in HTML5, HTML 4.01 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Strict, and XHTML 1.1.

  • HTML5
  • HTML4
  • XHTML

HTML5 Document

If you created a new web page in HTML5, your <header> tag might look like this:

<!doctype html>
<html>

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>HTML5 Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<header>
  <img src="/images/logo.png" alt="Logo">
</header>
<article>
  <h1>Heading for Article</h1>
  <p>Text that appears under article</p>
</article>
</body>

</html>

In this HTML5 Document example, we have created a <header> tag followed by an <article> tag.

HTML 4.01 Transitional Document

You can not use the <header> tag in HTML 4.01 Transitional.

XHTML 1.0 Transitional Document

You can not use the <header> tag in XHTML 1.0 Transitional.

XHTML 1.0 Strict Document

You can not use the <header> tag in XHTML 1.0 Strict.

XHTML 1.1 Document

You can not use the <header> tag in XHTML 1.1.

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