The header tag is very simple and easy also.  It helps you to seperate your content into segments and add titles.  On this article I will also explain the importance of the header tag to the Search Engines.

What is the header tag ?

The header tag is basic <h1> code </h1> to add titles to your website or divide your content into segments.  There are 6 header tags. <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6>  The <h1> tag is the most important one, also it is the biggest one. 

The text goes between the <h1> and the </h1> tag.  <h1> is the biggest and it goes down to <h6> as it is the smallest one.  The header of this paragraph — What is the Header tag ? — is <h1> headered.

This is an example of an <h2> </h2> tag

This is an example of the <h4> </h4> tag

This is an example of a <h6> </h6> tag

What is the importance of these tags to the search engines ?

Like I explained above, the <h1> tag is the biggest of all tags, it also tells that the text in between <h1> and </h1> is important.  So if you are making a website about hamsters, you should write like –How many types of hamsters are there — to have good search engine results on the keyword “How many types of hamsters are there”

It goes down from <h1> to <h6> like the normal use, as the <h1> is the most important one, the <h6> is the least important one to search engines.  However the <h6> is the least important one, it is still important then the normal text you use on your website.