HTML Headings
HTML headings are titles or subtitles that you want to display on a webpage.
HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the <h1>
to <h6>
tags.
<h1>
defines the most important heading. <h6>
defines the least important heading.
Example
<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<h2>Heading 2</h2>
<h3>Heading 3</h3>
<h4>Heading 4</h4>
<h5>Heading 5</h5>
<h6>Heading 6</h6>
Try it Yourself »
Note: Browsers automatically add some white space (a margin) before and after a heading.
Headings Are Important
Search engines use the headings to index the structure and content of your web pages.
Users often skim a page by its headings. It is important to use headings to show the document structure.
<h1>
headings should be used for main headings, followed by <h2>
headings, then the less important
<h3>
, and so on.
Note: Use HTML headings for headings only. Don't use headings to make text BIG or bold.
Bigger Headings
Each HTML heading has a default size. However, you can specify the size for any heading
with the style
attribute, using the CSS font-size
property:
Exercise?What is this?
Test your skills by answering a few questions about the topics of this page
Which of the following headers is the largest and most important header?
HTML Tag Reference
W3Schools' tag reference contains additional information about these tags and their attributes.
Tag | Description |
---|---|
<html> | Defines the root of an HTML document |
<body> | Defines the document's body |
<h1> to <h6> | Defines HTML headings |
For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.
Video: HTML Headings
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