[HTML 5] Show tags in string?

I am having a slight problem. I want to include the tag in my string of letters, to be printed out to the user, but it keeps putting the tags into format. Example:

the <h1> tag will create a "header" size "1" tag.

Code (markup):

Which validates the rest of the code as style: <h1>

So how can I show my readers what tag i'm using, without initializing that tag?

 

&lt; will make a "<" sign

&gt; will make a ">" sign.

 

You can also wrap subdivision's solution in <code> tags to make it more meaningful.

<p>the <code>&lt;h1&gt;</code> tag will create a "header" size "1" tag.</p>

code {
font-family: courier, "courier new", monotype;
}

BTW the important thing about h1's isn't the size that's created but the meaning: h1 tags create a level-1 header, meaning the most important header of the page. Usually the same as the title of the document.