HTML 4 h2 Tag
Also see HTML5 <h2>
Tag.
This page contains information about the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <h2>
Tag.
The HTML h2
tag is used for specifying level 2 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
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) |
Try it Yourself!
Modify the code below, then click Update. See below for attributes.
HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5, which is the next version of HTML after HTML 4.01.
See HTML5 <h2>
Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
Also see this list of HTML 5 tags for the latest version of HTML.