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That's for a header, not a heading. A heading is a line of text providing a title for a section. A header is a part of the top of a page.

• boredpudding 10y ago
  > A heading is a line of text providing a title for a section. Which is exactly what <header> is trying to be. > …introductory content for its nearest ancestor sectioning content or sectioning root element. A header typically contains a group of introductory or navigational aids. > When the nearest ancestor sectioning content or sectioning root element is the body element, then it applies to the whole page. Source: http://html5doctor.com/the-header-element/ http://html5doctor.com/the-header-element/ (quoted from the actual spec)
  • detaro 10y ago
    your source clearly shows that it is not just for the heading (but can contain it, with <hX> tags), but contains other elements as well.
  • TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
    > > A heading is a line of text providing a title for a section. > Which is exactly what <header> is trying to be. Not at all: > > A header typically contains a group of introductory or navigational aids. Key word here is group. A header is a block containing other elements. A heading is a line of text. Often the header contains a heading, but header element itself is not a heading. A realistic example might be something like: <header> <h1>New York Times</h1> <time>Monday, February 20, 2017</time> </header>
• tekmate 10y ago
  it's valid to put a <header> in any new section/main/article/aside
  • TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
    So it seems, my definition wasn't the best.