HTML <h1> - <h6> Heading Tag Reference
The h1 - h6 HTML tags mean Heading 1 to Heading 6, and they denote section headings.
Use them to give your content headings and subheadings.
The <h1> - <h6> HTML/xHTML tags
<h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> and <h6> are heading tags, used to denote a hierarchy of headings and subheadings. <h1> is the highest level heading and <h6> is the lowest level subheading.
When to use the <h1> - <h6> tags (semantic use)
There should be only one <h1> tag on each page, which is the main page heading. The rest of the content can be divided into sections with <h2> headings. These sections can then be divided into subsections with <h3> subheadings, and so on down to <h6>.<h1> <h2> and <h3> are commonly used in articles etc. <h4> is less commonly used. <h5> and <h6> are usually only found in complex academic documents.
The heading tags are valid in all current versions of HTML and xHTML, and they should always have closing </h1> </h2> </h3>... tag.
Example of <h1> - <h6> tag use
The Output
This is a Heading 1
This is a Heading 2
This is a Heading 3
This is a Heading 4
This is a Heading 5
This is a Heading 6
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<h1>This is a Heading 1</h1>
<h2>This is a Heading 2</h2>
<h3>This is a Heading 3</h3>
<h4>This is a Heading 4</h4>
<h5>This is a Heading 5</h5>
<h6>This is a Heading 6</h6>