When to use a Heading

Headings are one of the most important elements of structure. When headings are properly used they create hierarchical data structures; which are leveraged by web browsers, screen reader software, and this particular documentation framework to organize headings. 

How to Create a Heading

Design Guidelines

An Example

Below there are a number of formatted headings with a Table of Contents inserted into this document rendering headings to depict how the nest appropriately. 

Example Headings (Heading 3)

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5
Heading 6
Heading 5

Example Table of Contents

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