Why we gotta use <header> before heading? We can simply write <h1> or any other heading.

Question

Also, which of these is tag and which is element?

Answer 1

tavilefty you are correct, you can achieve with <h1> tag for heading text/data/information for the page the same as <header>. <header> is much more, think of logical container where you can mix <nav>, <ul>, logo and other tags for content representation.

For example, similar approach is practised in PHP programming for including static/constant content of the web page like include header.php , footer.php or other pages.

Answer 2

You're not mandatory to use them...

Usualy <h1> is wrapped in a <header> when the header will contains other elements than just a <h1>

There are both tag AND element: we just name differently depending on context:

1) source code => tag

2) document object model (DOM) => element

Answer 3

You can write h1 for heading but when you would make a full website there you will need header, nav, section and footer tags.

Answer 4

You can use <div> tag instead of them but in html5 using those tags will be easier while coding.

Answer 5

Samira but what if I don't use them?