Name

header — HTML5

Synopsis

<header> . . . </header>

Represents information that goes at the beginning of a section, most often the headline, but the header may also include navigation links, advertising, introductions, etc. It may contain any flow content except header or footer elements.

Notes

HTML5 only.

Start/End Tags

Required/Required

Attributes

HTML5 Global Attributes

Examples

<body>
<header>
   <nav><ul><li>About</li><li>Home</li></nav>
   <h1>White Rabbits</h1>
   <p>Welcome to the White Rabbits fan site.</p>
</header>
<h2>Rabbit Sightings</h2>
... markup continues ...
</body>

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