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Re: Consistency in heading font size

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From: Angela French
Date: Mar 6, 2014 10:21AM

I would personally consider that a usability issue as the inconsistency can lead to confusion.

Angela French

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Subject: [WebAIM] Consistency in heading font size

Hello all.

I have searched but have not found anything specific on this subject.

I have a client who has created a PDF form. The form contains the proper hierarchy for the heading structure, but they have changed the font size for some of the headings due to space constrictions in the form. This creates inconsistency in the visual presentation of the heading structure. For example, in one instance the <H2> will be font size 16 and in another instance, it will be font size 12. This also results in instances of the <H2> being smaller than the <H3>.

Although programmatically, the heading hierarchy is correct, I believe this pages fails because visually, the heading hierarchy is incorrect and misleading.

I am correct in this assessment?

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