> On Jun 23, 2015, at 22:57, Mark Simon <m...@manngo.net> wrote: > > (This is my first post here, so I’m not sure about appropriate protocols). > > HTML5 adds more power to the heading elements, which is a good thing. > However, there appears to be no recommended element for marking up a > site-wide banner title. > > Presumably, the correct element is h1 for the banner heading, but this may be > at odds with the notion that h1 should describe the specific page. The banner > title would be expected to be the same for most, if not all, pages, while the > h1 might be expected to be different for each page. > > While we should not pay too much heed to the whims of search engines, there > is the notion that varying the h1 in pages is good for SEO. For this reason > many site owners and developers are reluctant to use the main h1 as a banner > title. > > As far as I am aware, there is no suitable HTML(5) element for a site-wide > heading. I would like to see the introduction of such an element. Here are > some suggestions: > > * The purpose of the element is to provide a semantically appropriate > container for a site-wide title. > * From a behavioural point of view, it would be similar to an h1 > element. That is, a block element with mostly text. > * There would be no other special default appearance, much like a > paragraph. CSS can handle the rest. > * There should only be one such element on a page, in the body > element. It may be nested inside another suitable element, such as a > header. > > I have no strong opinion on the name of the element. Some suggestions are: > title, banner, name, sitename, site, elementwithoutanyothername. > > -- > > > Mark Simon > > Manngo Net Pty Ltd > > mobile:0411 246 672 > > email:m...@manngo.net <mailto:m...@comparity.net> > web:http://www.manngo.net > > Resume:http://mark.manngo.net >
What would be the value of such an element? There is an aria-role for "banner" I believe..
