Why headings are important

Readers can be put off by large areas of text.

Headings provide a clear structure for how information is organised on a page, and highlight the key messages. People use headings to understand how different areas of text are related.

Guidelines

The Readability Guidelines include detailed guidelines on the following topics:

• Use specific, meaningful headings.
• Front-load headings.
• Structure your page with headings.
• Use sentence case for headings and subheadings.
• Label your headings.

Headings and titles in the Readability Guidelines

Code for headings

The HTML section heading elements — MDN web docs