HTML h1 Tag

Related:
• HTML h2 Tag
• HTML h3 Tag
• HTML h4 Tag
• HTML h5 Tag
• HTML h6 Tag
• HTML 5 h1 Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML h1 tag is used for specifying level 1 headings. There are 6 levels of headings (h1 - h6) with h1 the most important and h6 the least important.

Browsers typically render the various headings in different sizes - with h1 being the largest and h6 being the smallest.

Example


<h1>Level 1 heading using the HTML h1 tag</h1>

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
Attribute	Description
None
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Inline style (CSS)
lang	Language code
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
align	Alignment. (Left, right, center, justify).
onclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
ondbclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousedown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseover	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousemove	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseout	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeypress	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeydown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeyup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)

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