Headings Are Navigation, Not Decoration
Explain why heading hierarchy is a navigation aid rather than a visual styling choice.
A heading should tell both humans and technology how the page is organized. Headings expose structure Real headings let browsers and assistive technologies present a page outline. That outline becomes a navigation tool for people who do not read a page line by line. Rank matters Heading levels signal relationships. Jumping from an H1 to an H4 because the font looks right is like skipping chapters in a book outline. It confuses the structure even if the visual layout still looks polished. Visual style is separate from semantic structure You can style an H2 to look tiny or large. The…
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