What is in the HTML header?

When working with the website first from the tags facing the programmer in HTML - <header>. When used without attributes, the differences in comparison with other tags are not seen, which begs the question of possible reasons for its use.

How and where to use?

HTML Tag <header> is an input for some section of the document. It is optional to use and is usually prescribed at the top of the page. With the English "tag" means "heading", but in Russian slang often uses the word "cap". Usually this tag is used in the top of the page, where the name and logo of the site and the subsidiary menu. However, often you can find its use in section titles.

In the HTML <header> as a number of other tags that appeared only in the 5th version of markup language. Therefore, not all browsers correctly handle it. In the language specification it is assumed that the tag contained a section heading (h1-h6) or page, and is also required in the header of the site support elements, including banners, contact data, and other. Like most tags in HTML, <header> should have your "closing pair" - </header> indicating the end of the properties on this tag. Wanting to adjust the title of the website for your personal type of design for tag you can use a number of attributes that define his style.

Examples

The Practice of working with tag will allow us to fully understand the principles of the <header>. HTML examples of its use can be found on virtually every major website. On them it is usually used to refer to a header.

One way to set the "cap" of the site using the tag <header> is the following example:

<header>

<h1>HTML5</h1>

</header>

In Addition to the header, this way you can also add any desired elements and tags except <footer>. He is responsible for the footer of the page, and may not be present in the header of the website. Upon detection of this element inside the header tag of the website will be loaded incorrectly.