Why is H2 larger than H1?

Question

In the following code snippet, why is the H2 content larger than the H1 content?

    

    

        
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Answer 1

If you don't specify any style, your browser will choose its default style. In the first example the h1 and h2 are inside an header in a section, while in the second case they are in the root. Then it is admissible that the behaviour is different.