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Gautam Kumar - Full stack developer
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In HTML5, heading tags are used to define headings or titles within the content of a web page. Headings provide structure and hierarchy to the page's text, making it more organized and readable.
HTML5 offers six levels of heading tags, ranging from <h1> to <h6>, each representing a different level of importance and hierarchy.
Here's an explanation of each heading tag:
<h1>
: This is the highest-level heading and typically represents the main title or headline of the page. There should be only one <h1>
per page, and it signifies the most important content.
<h2>
: These are subheadings that are slightly less important than <h1>
headings. They can be used to divide the page into major sections or topics.
<h3> to <h6>:
These represent further subheadings within the page's content, with <h3> being of higher importance than <h4>
, and so on. They are used to create a hierarchical structure within the content, breaking it down into subsections or topics.
Here's an example of how heading tags can be used in an HTML document:
html<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Example Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is the Main Title (H1)</h1>
<p>Some introductory content...</p>
<h2>Section 1 (H2)</h2>
<p>Content for Section 1...</p>
<h3>Subsection 1.1 (H3)</h3>
<p>Content for Subsection 1.1...</p>
<h2>Section 2 (H2)</h2>
<p>Content for Section 2...</p>
<!-- And so on... -->
</body>
</html>
It's important to use heading tags in a logical and hierarchical manner to convey the structure of your content effectively.
Properly structured headings not only make your content more organized and readable for human users but also help search engines understand the content's hierarchy and importance, which can improve search engine optimization (SEO).