Headings and subheadings
Use these guidelines for headings and subheadings to help make your page readable and accessible.
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
Note
Do not pick a heading format you think looks best. Keep to the HTML hierarchy. For example, do not use h3 unless it’s under h2.
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