HTML Headings

Beginner ~5 min read

The Heading Tags

HTML headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.

<h1> defines the most important heading. <h6> defines the least important heading.

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<h1>Heading 1</h1>\n<h2>Heading 2</h2>\n<h3>Heading 3</h3>\n<h4>Heading 4</h4>\n<h5>Heading 5</h5>\n<h6>Heading 6</h6>

Search engines use the headings to index the structure and content of your web pages.

Users often skim a page by its headings. It is important to use headings to show the document structure.

Note: Use <h1> for main headings, followed by <h2> headings, then the less important <h3>, and so on.

Which HTML tag is used for the largest heading?