HTML <h1> - <h6>Tag


Examples

Six different HTML headings:

<h1>This is heading 1</h1> <h2>This is heading 2</h2> <h3>This is heading 3</h3> <h4>This is heading 4</h4> <h5>This is heading 5</h5> <h6>This is heading 6</h6>

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Browser Support

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All major browsers support the <h1> - <h6> tags.


Tag Definition and Usage Instructions

The <h1> - <h6> tags are used to define HTML headings.

<h1> defines the heading with the highest importance. <h6> defines the heading with the lowest importance.


Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML 4.01, the "align" attribute of <h1> - <h6> was deprecated. In HTML5, the "align" attribute of <h1> - <h6> elements is not supported. Please use CSS to align elements.


Attributes

Attribute Value Description
align left
center
right
justify
Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.Specifies the alignment of text in the heading.


Global Attributes

The <h1> - <h6> tags supportHTML's Global Attributes。


Event Attributes

The <h1> - <h6> tags supportHTML's Event Attributes。


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