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From: Simon Jessey
Date: May 2, 2003 4:30AM


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> Subject: Re: Header tag
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> Two questions:
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> One:
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> Is it OK to have a Web page that has a H1 at the top, then a H2, and then
several H5s?

Yes. It should be perfectly okay to skip heading levels. A high level
heading should be followed by a lower level heading, though the precise
level isn't important. You should avoid jumping around willy nilly, however.


> Is there general agreement on what the different
> headings mean?

There should be no 'meaning' beyond the fact that they are headings. The
examples you cited were just sample usage. It is generally accepted that it
is good practice to have the same information in the <h1>...</h1> element as
the <title>...</title> element, but there certainly isn't any agreement
about it.

The only 'agreement' that I can think of, is that headings should no be used
purely as a mechanism to create larger, bolder text.

Simon Jessey
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