When building a page, you must use headings in the proper order to be ADA-compliant.

Headings allow you to organize your content in a hierarchy. For example, you must use Heading 2 first. Then after that content, use Heading 3 and more text, followed by Heading 4 and more text. Think of it as an outline.

Headings are not to be used for styling or design. We don’t choose which heading to use based on what font we like or how large we want the heading.

Heading 1

Heading 1, or H1, is the text that shows up in the blue bar at the top of the page. For search engine optimization and accessibility compliance, you may only have one H1 on a page. It’s often the name of your office, college or department.

The H1 is edited in the departmentinfo.xml.inc file. It is the field named "Department Title." It appears on every page within the containing folder. To learn how to edit the H1, use this tutorial.

Heading 2

Heading 2, or H2, is the header at the top of the page, followed by text. The H2 should clearly state the main topic on the page.

Heading 3

Use Heading 3 if you have additional content sections underneath the H2 topic.

Heading 4

Use Heading 4 if you have additional content sections underneath the H3 topic.