Components

Header

The GOV.UK header shows users that they are on GOV.UK and which service they are using.

Open this example in a new tab: header
HTML
<header class="govuk-header " role="banner" data-module="govuk-header">
  <div class="govuk-header__container govuk-width-container">
    <div class="govuk-header__logo">
      <a href="#" class="govuk-header__link govuk-header__link--homepage">
        <span class="govuk-header__logotype">
          <!--[if gt IE 8]><!-->
          <svg
            aria-hidden="true"
            focusable="false"
            class="govuk-header__logotype-crown"
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            viewBox="0 0 132 97"
            height="30"
            width="36">
            <path
              fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"
              d="M25 30.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.2-3.6-1.4-7.6.3-9.1 3.9-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.9 9zM9 39.5c3.6 1.5 7.8-.2 9.2-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.2-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.8 9zM4.4 57.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.5-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.6 3.9 9.1zm38.3-21.4c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.3 3.6.4 7.7 3.9 9.1zm64.4-5.6c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.8-9.2 3.6-1.4 7.7.3 9.2 3.9 1.3 3.5-.4 7.5-3.9 9zm15.9 9.3c-3.6 1.5-7.7-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.7-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.2 9.2 3.8 1.5 3.5-.3 7.5-3.8 9zm4.7 17.7c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.5-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.3 3.5-.4 7.6-3.9 9.1zM89.3 35.8c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.4-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.4 3.6-.3 7.7-3.9 9.1zM69.7 17.7l8.9 4.7V9.3l-8.9 2.8c-.2-.3-.5-.6-.9-.9L72.4 0H59.6l3.5 11.2c-.3.3-.6.5-.9.9l-8.8-2.8v13.1l8.8-4.7c.3.3.6.7.9.9l-5 15.4v.1c-.2.8-.4 1.6-.4 2.4 0 4.1 3.1 7.5 7 8.1h.2c.3 0 .7.1 1 .1.4 0 .7 0 1-.1h.2c4-.6 7.1-4.1 7.1-8.1 0-.8-.1-1.7-.4-2.4V34l-5.1-15.4c.4-.2.7-.6 1-.9zM66 92.8c16.9 0 32.8 1.1 47.1 3.2 4-16.9 8.9-26.7 14-33.5l-9.6-3.4c1 4.9 1.1 7.2 0 10.2-1.5-1.4-3-4.3-4.2-8.7L108.6 76c2.8-2 5-3.2 7.5-3.3-4.4 9.4-10 11.9-13.6 11.2-4.3-.8-6.3-4.6-5.6-7.9 1-4.7 5.7-5.9 8-.5 4.3-8.7-3-11.4-7.6-8.8 7.1-7.2 7.9-13.5 2.1-21.1-8 6.1-8.1 12.3-4.5 20.8-4.7-5.4-12.1-2.5-9.5 6.2 3.4-5.2 7.9-2 7.2 3.1-.6 4.3-6.4 7.8-13.5 7.2-10.3-.9-10.9-8-11.2-13.8 2.5-.5 7.1 1.8 11 7.3L80.2 60c-4.1 4.4-8 5.3-12.3 5.4 1.4-4.4 8-11.6 8-11.6H55.5s6.4 7.2 7.9 11.6c-4.2-.1-8-1-12.3-5.4l1.4 16.4c3.9-5.5 8.5-7.7 10.9-7.3-.3 5.8-.9 12.8-11.1 13.8-7.2.6-12.9-2.9-13.5-7.2-.7-5 3.8-8.3 7.1-3.1 2.7-8.7-4.6-11.6-9.4-6.2 3.7-8.5 3.6-14.7-4.6-20.8-5.8 7.6-5 13.9 2.2 21.1-4.7-2.6-11.9.1-7.7 8.8 2.3-5.5 7.1-4.2 8.1.5.7 3.3-1.3 7.1-5.7 7.9-3.5.7-9-1.8-13.5-11.2 2.5.1 4.7 1.3 7.5 3.3l-4.7-15.4c-1.2 4.4-2.7 7.2-4.3 8.7-1.1-3-.9-5.3 0-10.2l-9.5 3.4c5 6.9 9.9 16.7 14 33.5 14.8-2.1 30.8-3.2 47.7-3.2z"></path>
          </svg>
          <!--<![endif]-->
          <!--[if IE 8]>
          <img src="/assets/images/govuk-logotype-crown.png" class="govuk-header__logotype-crown-fallback-image" width="36" height="32" alt="">
          <![endif]-->
          <span class="govuk-header__logotype-text">
            GOV.UK
          </span>
        </span>
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>
Nunjucks
Nunjucks macro options

Use options to customise the appearance, content and behaviour of a component when using a macro, for example, changing the text.

Some options are required for the macro to work; these are marked as “Required” in the option description.

If you’re using Nunjucks macros in production with “html” options, or ones ending with “html”, you must sanitise the HTML to protect against cross-site scripting exploits.

Primary options
Name Type Description
homepageUrl string The URL of the homepage. Defaults to /
assetsPath string The public path for the assets folder. If not provided it defaults to /assets/images
productName string Product name, used when the product name follows on directly from ‘GOV.UK’. For example, GOV.UK Pay or GOV.UK Design System. In most circumstances, you should use serviceName.
serviceName string The name of your service, included in the header.
serviceUrl string URL for the service name anchor.
navigation array An array of navigation item objects. See navigation.
navigationClasses string Classes for the navigation section of the header.
navigationLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the navigation. Defaults to the same value as menuButtonText.
menuButtonLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the button that opens the mobile navigation, if there is a mobile navigation menu. Defaults to ‘Show or hide menu’.
menuButtonText string Text of the button that opens the mobile navigation menu, if there is a mobile navigation menu. There is no enforced character limit, but there is a limited display space so keep text as short as possible. By default, this is set to ‘Menu’.
containerClasses string Classes for the container, useful if you want to make the header fixed width.
classes string Classes to add to the header container.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the header container.
Options for navigation array objects
Name Type Description
text string Required. Text for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
html string Required. HTML for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
href string URL of the navigation item anchor.
active boolean Flag to mark the navigation item as active or not.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the navigation item anchor. 
{% from "govuk/components/header/macro.njk" import govukHeader %}

{{ govukHeader({
  homepageUrl: "#"
}) }}

If you use the page template, you’ll also get the header without having to add it, as it’s included by default. However, if you want to customise the default header, read the page template guidance about customising components.

When to use this component

You must use the GOV.UK header at the top of every page if your service is being hosted on one of these domains:

  • gov.uk/myservice
  • myservice.service.gov.uk
  • myblog.blog.gov.uk

When not to use this component

You must not use the GOV.UK header if your service is not being hosted on one of the above domains.

How it works

Default header

Use the default header if your service has 5 pages or fewer.

Open this example in a new tab: header second
HTML
<header class="govuk-header " role="banner" data-module="govuk-header">
  <div class="govuk-header__container govuk-width-container">
    <div class="govuk-header__logo">
      <a href="#" class="govuk-header__link govuk-header__link--homepage">
        <span class="govuk-header__logotype">
          <!--[if gt IE 8]><!-->
          <svg
            aria-hidden="true"
            focusable="false"
            class="govuk-header__logotype-crown"
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            viewBox="0 0 132 97"
            height="30"
            width="36">
            <path
              fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"
              d="M25 30.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.2-3.6-1.4-7.6.3-9.1 3.9-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.9 9zM9 39.5c3.6 1.5 7.8-.2 9.2-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.2-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.8 9zM4.4 57.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.5-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.6 3.9 9.1zm38.3-21.4c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.3 3.6.4 7.7 3.9 9.1zm64.4-5.6c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.8-9.2 3.6-1.4 7.7.3 9.2 3.9 1.3 3.5-.4 7.5-3.9 9zm15.9 9.3c-3.6 1.5-7.7-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.7-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.2 9.2 3.8 1.5 3.5-.3 7.5-3.8 9zm4.7 17.7c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.5-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.3 3.5-.4 7.6-3.9 9.1zM89.3 35.8c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.4-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.4 3.6-.3 7.7-3.9 9.1zM69.7 17.7l8.9 4.7V9.3l-8.9 2.8c-.2-.3-.5-.6-.9-.9L72.4 0H59.6l3.5 11.2c-.3.3-.6.5-.9.9l-8.8-2.8v13.1l8.8-4.7c.3.3.6.7.9.9l-5 15.4v.1c-.2.8-.4 1.6-.4 2.4 0 4.1 3.1 7.5 7 8.1h.2c.3 0 .7.1 1 .1.4 0 .7 0 1-.1h.2c4-.6 7.1-4.1 7.1-8.1 0-.8-.1-1.7-.4-2.4V34l-5.1-15.4c.4-.2.7-.6 1-.9zM66 92.8c16.9 0 32.8 1.1 47.1 3.2 4-16.9 8.9-26.7 14-33.5l-9.6-3.4c1 4.9 1.1 7.2 0 10.2-1.5-1.4-3-4.3-4.2-8.7L108.6 76c2.8-2 5-3.2 7.5-3.3-4.4 9.4-10 11.9-13.6 11.2-4.3-.8-6.3-4.6-5.6-7.9 1-4.7 5.7-5.9 8-.5 4.3-8.7-3-11.4-7.6-8.8 7.1-7.2 7.9-13.5 2.1-21.1-8 6.1-8.1 12.3-4.5 20.8-4.7-5.4-12.1-2.5-9.5 6.2 3.4-5.2 7.9-2 7.2 3.1-.6 4.3-6.4 7.8-13.5 7.2-10.3-.9-10.9-8-11.2-13.8 2.5-.5 7.1 1.8 11 7.3L80.2 60c-4.1 4.4-8 5.3-12.3 5.4 1.4-4.4 8-11.6 8-11.6H55.5s6.4 7.2 7.9 11.6c-4.2-.1-8-1-12.3-5.4l1.4 16.4c3.9-5.5 8.5-7.7 10.9-7.3-.3 5.8-.9 12.8-11.1 13.8-7.2.6-12.9-2.9-13.5-7.2-.7-5 3.8-8.3 7.1-3.1 2.7-8.7-4.6-11.6-9.4-6.2 3.7-8.5 3.6-14.7-4.6-20.8-5.8 7.6-5 13.9 2.2 21.1-4.7-2.6-11.9.1-7.7 8.8 2.3-5.5 7.1-4.2 8.1.5.7 3.3-1.3 7.1-5.7 7.9-3.5.7-9-1.8-13.5-11.2 2.5.1 4.7 1.3 7.5 3.3l-4.7-15.4c-1.2 4.4-2.7 7.2-4.3 8.7-1.1-3-.9-5.3 0-10.2l-9.5 3.4c5 6.9 9.9 16.7 14 33.5 14.8-2.1 30.8-3.2 47.7-3.2z"></path>
          </svg>
          <!--<![endif]-->
          <!--[if IE 8]>
          <img src="/assets/images/govuk-logotype-crown.png" class="govuk-header__logotype-crown-fallback-image" width="36" height="32" alt="">
          <![endif]-->
          <span class="govuk-header__logotype-text">
            GOV.UK
          </span>
        </span>
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>
Nunjucks
Nunjucks macro options

Use options to customise the appearance, content and behaviour of a component when using a macro, for example, changing the text.

Some options are required for the macro to work; these are marked as “Required” in the option description.

If you’re using Nunjucks macros in production with “html” options, or ones ending with “html”, you must sanitise the HTML to protect against cross-site scripting exploits.

Primary options
Name Type Description
homepageUrl string The URL of the homepage. Defaults to /
assetsPath string The public path for the assets folder. If not provided it defaults to /assets/images
productName string Product name, used when the product name follows on directly from ‘GOV.UK’. For example, GOV.UK Pay or GOV.UK Design System. In most circumstances, you should use serviceName.
serviceName string The name of your service, included in the header.
serviceUrl string URL for the service name anchor.
navigation array An array of navigation item objects. See navigation.
navigationClasses string Classes for the navigation section of the header.
navigationLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the navigation. Defaults to the same value as menuButtonText.
menuButtonLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the button that opens the mobile navigation, if there is a mobile navigation menu. Defaults to ‘Show or hide menu’.
menuButtonText string Text of the button that opens the mobile navigation menu, if there is a mobile navigation menu. There is no enforced character limit, but there is a limited display space so keep text as short as possible. By default, this is set to ‘Menu’.
containerClasses string Classes for the container, useful if you want to make the header fixed width.
classes string Classes to add to the header container.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the header container.
Options for navigation array objects
Name Type Description
text string Required. Text for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
html string Required. HTML for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
href string URL of the navigation item anchor.
active boolean Flag to mark the navigation item as active or not.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the navigation item anchor. 
{% from "govuk/components/header/macro.njk" import govukHeader %}

{{ govukHeader({
  homepageUrl: "#"
}) }}

Header with service name

Use the header with a service name if your service is more than 5 pages long - this can help users understand which service they are using.

Open this example in a new tab: header with service name – header
HTML
<header class="govuk-header " role="banner" data-module="govuk-header">
  <div class="govuk-header__container govuk-width-container">
    <div class="govuk-header__logo">
      <a href="#" class="govuk-header__link govuk-header__link--homepage">
        <span class="govuk-header__logotype">
          <!--[if gt IE 8]><!-->
          <svg
            aria-hidden="true"
            focusable="false"
            class="govuk-header__logotype-crown"
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            viewBox="0 0 132 97"
            height="30"
            width="36">
            <path
              fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"
              d="M25 30.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.2-3.6-1.4-7.6.3-9.1 3.9-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.9 9zM9 39.5c3.6 1.5 7.8-.2 9.2-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.2-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.8 9zM4.4 57.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.5-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.6 3.9 9.1zm38.3-21.4c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.3 3.6.4 7.7 3.9 9.1zm64.4-5.6c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.8-9.2 3.6-1.4 7.7.3 9.2 3.9 1.3 3.5-.4 7.5-3.9 9zm15.9 9.3c-3.6 1.5-7.7-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.7-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.2 9.2 3.8 1.5 3.5-.3 7.5-3.8 9zm4.7 17.7c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.5-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.3 3.5-.4 7.6-3.9 9.1zM89.3 35.8c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.4-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.4 3.6-.3 7.7-3.9 9.1zM69.7 17.7l8.9 4.7V9.3l-8.9 2.8c-.2-.3-.5-.6-.9-.9L72.4 0H59.6l3.5 11.2c-.3.3-.6.5-.9.9l-8.8-2.8v13.1l8.8-4.7c.3.3.6.7.9.9l-5 15.4v.1c-.2.8-.4 1.6-.4 2.4 0 4.1 3.1 7.5 7 8.1h.2c.3 0 .7.1 1 .1.4 0 .7 0 1-.1h.2c4-.6 7.1-4.1 7.1-8.1 0-.8-.1-1.7-.4-2.4V34l-5.1-15.4c.4-.2.7-.6 1-.9zM66 92.8c16.9 0 32.8 1.1 47.1 3.2 4-16.9 8.9-26.7 14-33.5l-9.6-3.4c1 4.9 1.1 7.2 0 10.2-1.5-1.4-3-4.3-4.2-8.7L108.6 76c2.8-2 5-3.2 7.5-3.3-4.4 9.4-10 11.9-13.6 11.2-4.3-.8-6.3-4.6-5.6-7.9 1-4.7 5.7-5.9 8-.5 4.3-8.7-3-11.4-7.6-8.8 7.1-7.2 7.9-13.5 2.1-21.1-8 6.1-8.1 12.3-4.5 20.8-4.7-5.4-12.1-2.5-9.5 6.2 3.4-5.2 7.9-2 7.2 3.1-.6 4.3-6.4 7.8-13.5 7.2-10.3-.9-10.9-8-11.2-13.8 2.5-.5 7.1 1.8 11 7.3L80.2 60c-4.1 4.4-8 5.3-12.3 5.4 1.4-4.4 8-11.6 8-11.6H55.5s6.4 7.2 7.9 11.6c-4.2-.1-8-1-12.3-5.4l1.4 16.4c3.9-5.5 8.5-7.7 10.9-7.3-.3 5.8-.9 12.8-11.1 13.8-7.2.6-12.9-2.9-13.5-7.2-.7-5 3.8-8.3 7.1-3.1 2.7-8.7-4.6-11.6-9.4-6.2 3.7-8.5 3.6-14.7-4.6-20.8-5.8 7.6-5 13.9 2.2 21.1-4.7-2.6-11.9.1-7.7 8.8 2.3-5.5 7.1-4.2 8.1.5.7 3.3-1.3 7.1-5.7 7.9-3.5.7-9-1.8-13.5-11.2 2.5.1 4.7 1.3 7.5 3.3l-4.7-15.4c-1.2 4.4-2.7 7.2-4.3 8.7-1.1-3-.9-5.3 0-10.2l-9.5 3.4c5 6.9 9.9 16.7 14 33.5 14.8-2.1 30.8-3.2 47.7-3.2z"></path>
          </svg>
          <!--<![endif]-->
          <!--[if IE 8]>
          <img src="/assets/images/govuk-logotype-crown.png" class="govuk-header__logotype-crown-fallback-image" width="36" height="32" alt="">
          <![endif]-->
          <span class="govuk-header__logotype-text">
            GOV.UK
          </span>
        </span>
      </a>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-header__content">
      <a href="#" class="govuk-header__link govuk-header__service-name">
        Service name
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>
Nunjucks
Nunjucks macro options

Use options to customise the appearance, content and behaviour of a component when using a macro, for example, changing the text.

Some options are required for the macro to work; these are marked as “Required” in the option description.

If you’re using Nunjucks macros in production with “html” options, or ones ending with “html”, you must sanitise the HTML to protect against cross-site scripting exploits.

Primary options
Name Type Description
homepageUrl string The URL of the homepage. Defaults to /
assetsPath string The public path for the assets folder. If not provided it defaults to /assets/images
productName string Product name, used when the product name follows on directly from ‘GOV.UK’. For example, GOV.UK Pay or GOV.UK Design System. In most circumstances, you should use serviceName.
serviceName string The name of your service, included in the header.
serviceUrl string URL for the service name anchor.
navigation array An array of navigation item objects. See navigation.
navigationClasses string Classes for the navigation section of the header.
navigationLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the navigation. Defaults to the same value as menuButtonText.
menuButtonLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the button that opens the mobile navigation, if there is a mobile navigation menu. Defaults to ‘Show or hide menu’.
menuButtonText string Text of the button that opens the mobile navigation menu, if there is a mobile navigation menu. There is no enforced character limit, but there is a limited display space so keep text as short as possible. By default, this is set to ‘Menu’.
containerClasses string Classes for the container, useful if you want to make the header fixed width.
classes string Classes to add to the header container.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the header container.
Options for navigation array objects
Name Type Description
text string Required. Text for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
html string Required. HTML for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
href string URL of the navigation item anchor.
active boolean Flag to mark the navigation item as active or not.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the navigation item anchor. 
{% from "govuk/components/header/macro.njk" import govukHeader %}

{{ govukHeader({
  homepageUrl: "#",
  serviceName: "Service name",
  serviceUrl: "#"
}) }}

Header with service name and navigation

Use the header with navigation if you need to include basic navigation, contact or account management links.

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HTML
<header class="govuk-header " role="banner" data-module="govuk-header">
  <div class="govuk-header__container govuk-width-container">
    <div class="govuk-header__logo">
      <a href="#" class="govuk-header__link govuk-header__link--homepage">
        <span class="govuk-header__logotype">
          <!--[if gt IE 8]><!-->
          <svg
            aria-hidden="true"
            focusable="false"
            class="govuk-header__logotype-crown"
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            viewBox="0 0 132 97"
            height="30"
            width="36">
            <path
              fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd"
              d="M25 30.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.2-3.6-1.4-7.6.3-9.1 3.9-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.9 9zM9 39.5c3.6 1.5 7.8-.2 9.2-3.7 1.5-3.6-.2-7.8-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.2-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.5 3.8 9zM4.4 57.2c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.5-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.4 3.5.3 7.6 3.9 9.1zm38.3-21.4c3.5 1.5 7.7-.2 9.1-3.8 1.5-3.6-.2-7.7-3.9-9.1-3.6-1.5-7.6.3-9.1 3.8-1.3 3.6.4 7.7 3.9 9.1zm64.4-5.6c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.8-9.2 3.6-1.4 7.7.3 9.2 3.9 1.3 3.5-.4 7.5-3.9 9zm15.9 9.3c-3.6 1.5-7.7-.2-9.1-3.7-1.5-3.6.2-7.8 3.7-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.2 9.2 3.8 1.5 3.5-.3 7.5-3.8 9zm4.7 17.7c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.5-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.3 3.5-.4 7.6-3.9 9.1zM89.3 35.8c-3.6 1.5-7.8-.2-9.2-3.8-1.4-3.6.2-7.7 3.9-9.1 3.6-1.5 7.7.3 9.2 3.8 1.4 3.6-.3 7.7-3.9 9.1zM69.7 17.7l8.9 4.7V9.3l-8.9 2.8c-.2-.3-.5-.6-.9-.9L72.4 0H59.6l3.5 11.2c-.3.3-.6.5-.9.9l-8.8-2.8v13.1l8.8-4.7c.3.3.6.7.9.9l-5 15.4v.1c-.2.8-.4 1.6-.4 2.4 0 4.1 3.1 7.5 7 8.1h.2c.3 0 .7.1 1 .1.4 0 .7 0 1-.1h.2c4-.6 7.1-4.1 7.1-8.1 0-.8-.1-1.7-.4-2.4V34l-5.1-15.4c.4-.2.7-.6 1-.9zM66 92.8c16.9 0 32.8 1.1 47.1 3.2 4-16.9 8.9-26.7 14-33.5l-9.6-3.4c1 4.9 1.1 7.2 0 10.2-1.5-1.4-3-4.3-4.2-8.7L108.6 76c2.8-2 5-3.2 7.5-3.3-4.4 9.4-10 11.9-13.6 11.2-4.3-.8-6.3-4.6-5.6-7.9 1-4.7 5.7-5.9 8-.5 4.3-8.7-3-11.4-7.6-8.8 7.1-7.2 7.9-13.5 2.1-21.1-8 6.1-8.1 12.3-4.5 20.8-4.7-5.4-12.1-2.5-9.5 6.2 3.4-5.2 7.9-2 7.2 3.1-.6 4.3-6.4 7.8-13.5 7.2-10.3-.9-10.9-8-11.2-13.8 2.5-.5 7.1 1.8 11 7.3L80.2 60c-4.1 4.4-8 5.3-12.3 5.4 1.4-4.4 8-11.6 8-11.6H55.5s6.4 7.2 7.9 11.6c-4.2-.1-8-1-12.3-5.4l1.4 16.4c3.9-5.5 8.5-7.7 10.9-7.3-.3 5.8-.9 12.8-11.1 13.8-7.2.6-12.9-2.9-13.5-7.2-.7-5 3.8-8.3 7.1-3.1 2.7-8.7-4.6-11.6-9.4-6.2 3.7-8.5 3.6-14.7-4.6-20.8-5.8 7.6-5 13.9 2.2 21.1-4.7-2.6-11.9.1-7.7 8.8 2.3-5.5 7.1-4.2 8.1.5.7 3.3-1.3 7.1-5.7 7.9-3.5.7-9-1.8-13.5-11.2 2.5.1 4.7 1.3 7.5 3.3l-4.7-15.4c-1.2 4.4-2.7 7.2-4.3 8.7-1.1-3-.9-5.3 0-10.2l-9.5 3.4c5 6.9 9.9 16.7 14 33.5 14.8-2.1 30.8-3.2 47.7-3.2z"></path>
          </svg>
          <!--<![endif]-->
          <!--[if IE 8]>
          <img src="/assets/images/govuk-logotype-crown.png" class="govuk-header__logotype-crown-fallback-image" width="36" height="32" alt="">
          <![endif]-->
          <span class="govuk-header__logotype-text">
            GOV.UK
          </span>
        </span>
      </a>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-header__content">
      <a href="#" class="govuk-header__link govuk-header__service-name">
        Service name
      </a>
      <nav aria-label="Menu" class="govuk-header__navigation ">
        <button type="button" class="govuk-header__menu-button govuk-js-header-toggle" aria-controls="navigation" aria-label="Show or hide menu" hidden>Menu</button>
        <ul id="navigation" class="govuk-header__navigation-list">
          <li class="govuk-header__navigation-item govuk-header__navigation-item--active">
            <a class="govuk-header__link" href="#">
              Navigation item 1
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="govuk-header__navigation-item">
            <a class="govuk-header__link" href="#">
              Navigation item 2
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="govuk-header__navigation-item">
            <a class="govuk-header__link" href="#">
              Navigation item 3
            </a>
          </li>
          <li class="govuk-header__navigation-item">
            <a class="govuk-header__link" href="#">
              Navigation item 4
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>
Nunjucks
Nunjucks macro options

Use options to customise the appearance, content and behaviour of a component when using a macro, for example, changing the text.

Some options are required for the macro to work; these are marked as “Required” in the option description.

If you’re using Nunjucks macros in production with “html” options, or ones ending with “html”, you must sanitise the HTML to protect against cross-site scripting exploits.

Primary options
Name Type Description
homepageUrl string The URL of the homepage. Defaults to /
assetsPath string The public path for the assets folder. If not provided it defaults to /assets/images
productName string Product name, used when the product name follows on directly from ‘GOV.UK’. For example, GOV.UK Pay or GOV.UK Design System. In most circumstances, you should use serviceName.
serviceName string The name of your service, included in the header.
serviceUrl string URL for the service name anchor.
navigation array An array of navigation item objects. See navigation.
navigationClasses string Classes for the navigation section of the header.
navigationLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the navigation. Defaults to the same value as menuButtonText.
menuButtonLabel string Text for the aria-label attribute of the button that opens the mobile navigation, if there is a mobile navigation menu. Defaults to ‘Show or hide menu’.
menuButtonText string Text of the button that opens the mobile navigation menu, if there is a mobile navigation menu. There is no enforced character limit, but there is a limited display space so keep text as short as possible. By default, this is set to ‘Menu’.
containerClasses string Classes for the container, useful if you want to make the header fixed width.
classes string Classes to add to the header container.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the header container.
Options for navigation array objects
Name Type Description
text string Required. Text for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
html string Required. HTML for the navigation item. If html is provided, the text option will be ignored.
href string URL of the navigation item anchor.
active boolean Flag to mark the navigation item as active or not.
attributes object HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the navigation item anchor. 
{% from "govuk/components/header/macro.njk" import govukHeader %}

{{ govukHeader({
  homepageUrl: "#",
  serviceName: "Service name",
  serviceUrl: "#",
  navigation: [
    {
      href: "#",
      text: "Navigation item 1",
      active: true
    },
    {
      href: "#",
      text: "Navigation item 2"
    },
    {
      href: "#",
      text: "Navigation item 3"
    },
    {
      href: "#",
      text: "Navigation item 4"
    }
  ]
}) }}

WCAG 2.2 You can add a link to a ‘help’ page in your service’s header. If you do, the link must be positioned consistently within the header, and must always link to the same place.

For example, a header link to “Get help with this service” must go to the same place as similar header links elsewhere in your service. This is to comply with WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.2.6 Consistent Help.

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