HTML <h1> to <h6> Tags


Example

The 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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Definition and Usage

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

<h1> defines the most important heading. <h6> defines the least important heading.

Note: Only use one <h1> per page - this should represent the main heading/subject for the whole page. Also, do not skip heading levels - start with <h1>, then use <h2>, and so on.


Browser Support

Element
<h1> - <h6> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Global Attributes

The <h1> to <h6> tags also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.


Event Attributes

The <h1> to <h6> tags also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.



More Examples

Example

Set the background color and text color of headings (with CSS):

<h1 style="background-color:DodgerBlue;">Hello World</h1>
<h2 style="color:Tomato;">Hello World</h2>
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Example

Set the alignment of headings (with CSS):

<h1 style="text-align:center">This is heading 1</h1>
<h2 style="text-align:left">This is heading 2</h2>
<h3 style="text-align:right">This is heading 3</h3>
<h4 style="text-align:justify">This is heading 4</h4>
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Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Headings

HTML DOM reference: Heading Object


Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <h1> element with the following default values:

Example

h1 {
  display: block;
  font-size: 2em;
  margin-top: 0.67em;
  margin-bottom: 0.67em;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  font-weight: bold;
}
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Most browsers will display the <h2> element with the following default values:

Example

h2 {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.5em;
  margin-top: 0.83em;
  margin-bottom: 0.83em;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  font-weight: bold;
}
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Most browsers will display the <h3> element with the following default values:

Example

h3 {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.17em;
  margin-top: 1em;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  font-weight: bold;
}
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Most browsers will display the <h4> element with the following default values:

Example

h4 {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1em;
  margin-top: 1.33em;
  margin-bottom: 1.33em;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  font-weight: bold;
}
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Most browsers will display the <h5> element with the following default values:

Example

h5 {
  display: block;
  font-size: .83em;
  margin-top: 1.67em;
  margin-bottom: 1.67em;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  font-weight: bold;
}
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Most browsers will display the <h6> element with the following default values:

Example

h6 {
  display: block;
  font-size: .67em;
  margin-top: 2.33em;
  margin-bottom: 2.33em;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  font-weight: bold;
}
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