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HTML: Heading Tags, H1 to H6

Feb 26, 2013

Heading tags should be used to structure a document by allowing a hierarchy of sub-sections. The correct use of Headings is to split a document up into relavent sections or paragraphs with a summarised heading.

Headings play a massive part in the accessibility of a web page. Screen readers (adaptive software) for blind and partially sighted people use them to jump to the different sections of a document so the page content can be assesed and the required information located quickly.

Heading structure example below:

My task and appointments diary

This is my list of task and appointments for the week

Monday

Tasks

    • Pick up parcel from post office

 

    • Go to bank to pay in cheque

 

    • Take suit to dry cleaners

 

Appointments

    • Dentist @ 15:15

 

Tuesday

Sandra’s Birthday

Tasks

…. and so on

In brief heading tags should be used in order. You shuold not have a

H1 tag followed by a

H3 tag; they must be used in order!

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