HTML <header> tag represents a header for section or web page.
HTML header tag generally used to define header or title for section or text within a web page for example headings, sub-headings for articles etc.
Note: The <header> tag is newly introduced in HTML5. HTML <header> tag mostly supported in all major web browsers.
Sample Code
<h6>HTML header Tag With Example</h6>
</header>
This is the example of header tag that represents a header for this text.
Sample Result
HTML header Tag With Example
This is the example of header tag that represents a header for this text.
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <header> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <header> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| lang | lang_code | Represents the language of the element for it’s content |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <header> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <header> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
