{"id":21260,"date":"2026-09-08T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/?p=21260"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:27:02","slug":"accessibility-tip-title-or-heading-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2026\/09\/08\/accessibility-tip-title-or-heading-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Tip: Title or Heading 1?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> style for the name of the document. Use <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heading 1<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for the main top-level section in the document structure.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thinking of it as a roadmap: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title is the document name; Heading 1 is the first stop in the content structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2026\/09\/08\/accessibility-tip-title-or-heading-1\/accessibility-adventures-sept\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21261\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21261\" src=\"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/files\/accessibility-adventures-Sept.png\" alt=\"Infographic explains Title vs. Heading 1, with do\/avoid tips, a document outline example, and lynx mascots.\" width=\"452\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> names the document, usually appears once at the top, and uses the Title style.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heading 1:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> begins the main content structure and serves as the top-level heading, with Heading 2 and Heading 3 nested beneath it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> use Title for the document name, Heading 1 for the top content level, and keep heading levels in order.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Avoid:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> making plain text simply <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">look<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> like a heading, using Heading 1 just because text is large, or randomly skipping heading levels.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interested in learning more about digital accessibility or scheduling a consultation?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contact Rosanna Miiller Salas at: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:rosanna.miillersalas@ucdenver.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">rosanna.miillersalas@ucdenver.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Small changes can create more inclusive digital experiences for everyone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the Title style for the name of the document. Use Heading 1 for the main top-level section in the document structure.\u00a0\u00a0 Thinking of it as a roadmap: Title is the document name; Heading 1 is the first stop in the content structure. Title: names the document, usually appears once at the top, and uses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,266],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-of-interest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21263,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21260\/revisions\/21263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}