← DictionarySticky Header
also called fixed header
A header that stays visible as the visitor scrolls.
The menu that follows you down the page.
What It Is
Sticky Header is part of Website, and more precisely Structure. In practice it means this: a header that stays visible as the visitor scrolls.
It is a label with a settled working definition, so the value is in using it the same way every time. Held that way, the term stays useful instead of turning into decoration.
How It's Used
You will usually meet Sticky Header in site builds, page structure and the technical decisions underneath them. It rarely travels alone — expect it next to Header, Navigation and Scroll Depth. The practical test is whether everyone in the room means the same thing by it.
Why It Matters
Sticky Header is cheap to get right early and awkward to fix late. When it is unclear, the site still launches — it just quietly underperforms. The businesses that treat it seriously spend less time redoing work.
It is a label people agree on so they stop describing the same thing five different ways. The menu that follows you down the page.
Termshift™
How the meaning shifts depending on who is using it, and where.
In agency and in-house rooms, Sticky Header means exactly a header that stays visible as the visitor scrolls.
In plain conversation it comes out as the menu that follows you down the page.
The Bottom Line
Sticky Header is not complicated — it is just often left vague. The menu that follows you down the page. Decide it, write it down, move on.