HTML <h1> to <h6> Tags ❮ Previous Complete HTML Reference Next ❯

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> Try it Yourself »

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

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> Try it Yourself »

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> Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself » ❮ Previous Complete HTML Reference Next ❯ ★ +1 Sign in to track progress