Title: using h1 tag in header.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# using h1 tag in header.php

 *  [Andy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andythreecoaching/)
 * (@andythreecoaching)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-h1-tag-in-headerphp/)
 * [Here’s my site](http://www.threecoaching.com/stayinwonderland/).
 * I have the words “North Wales Graphic Designer…” that I want to position under
   the words “FREELANCE IMAGINEERING” and I want search engines to like it, so I
   want it to have the h1 tag.
 * 1. I’m having an awful time telling the #tagline div where to sit.
    2. It refuses
   to follow my <h1> style code:
 *     ```
       #h1 {
       	font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;
       	font-size: 15px;
       	font-weight: bold;
       	color: #c14a22;
       	}
       ```
   
 * I think the code is fundamentally bad here but not sure where or why.
 * Thanks.

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 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-h1-tag-in-headerphp/#post-2031317)
 * for starters:
    `#h1 {` means apply styling to a div or other page element whose
   ID is h1
 * what you mean to say is
    `h1 {` apply styling to h1 tags
 * If you need help more specific than that you have to post a URL. Styling quickly
   goes beyond generic to the specifics of how your unique site is coded.
 *  Thread Starter [Andy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andythreecoaching/)
 * (@andythreecoaching)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-h1-tag-in-headerphp/#post-2031327)
 * I did post a URL – at the top of the post.
 * thanks.
 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-h1-tag-in-headerphp/#post-2031330)
 * Hi
 * I’m sorry, I missed that somehow.
 * The #tagline styling being applied to the h1 is
 *     ```
       #tagline {
           color: #C14A22;
           font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;
           font-size: 8px;
           text-align: center;
           text-transform: uppercase;
       }
       ```
   
 * That seems to meet your specs except you want 15px not 8px font-size. Just change
   the #tagline font size.
 * I see no styling in your stylesheet applied to h1.
 * Is there another problem I am not understanding?
 *  Thread Starter [Andy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andythreecoaching/)
 * (@andythreecoaching)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-h1-tag-in-headerphp/#post-2031333)
 * Well, I was forced to style the text using the #tagline style:
 *     ```
       #tagline {
       	width: 240px;
       	margin-left: auto;
       	margin-right: auto;
       	padding-top: 315px;
       	font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;
       	font-size: 8px;
       	text-transform: uppercase;
       	color: #c14a22;
       	text-align: center;
       	z-index: 2;
       }
       ```
   
 * because it wouldn’t accept any style when i tried to go use h1.
 * it will look ok now because since posting the problem i did the above as a quick
   fix.
 * the style is #content h1 by the way.
 * and yeah, why did i have to make it 8px? it’s massive otherwise?
 * thanks.
 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-h1-tag-in-headerphp/#post-2031336)
 * Hi
 * When I change your CSS from
    `#tagline {`
 * to
    `#tagline h1 {`
 * the 8px text displays as 8px tall.
 * I could not find why the 8px font is displaying so large when CSS is just #tagline.
   Usually there’s a font size percentage multiplier or font replacement system 
   in place that causes that but I see none of that on your site.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-h1-tag-in-headerphp/#post-2031336)
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