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<header>

The HTML <header> element represents a group of introductory or navigational aids. It may contain some heading elements but also other elements like a logo, a search form, and so on.

Content categories	Flow content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Flow content, but with no `<header>` or `<footer>` descendant.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts flow content. Note that a `<header>` element must not be a descendant of an `<address>`, `<footer>` or another `<header>` element.
Permitted ARIA roles	group, presentation
DOM interface	`HTMLElement`

Usage notes

The <header> element is not sectioning content and therefore does not introduce a new section in the outline.

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Example

<header>
  <h1>Main Page Title</h1>
  <img src="mdn-logo-sm.png" alt="MDN logo">
</header>

Main Page Title

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<header>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<header>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	5	(Yes)	4.0 (2.0)	9.0	11.10	4.1

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	2.2	(Yes)	4.0 (2.0)	9.0	11.0	5.0