Headings

Headings

A heading is a short text phrase which identifies the section of content that immediately follows it. Heading elements are <h1>-<h6>.

When using headings:

• Identify heading text using heading elements (<h1>-<h6>).

  • Start at heading element <h1> (recommended).
  • Don't skip heading element levels (e.g <h2>, <h4>) (recommended).

• Use descriptive text to identify and differentiate the contents of its section from other content on the web page.