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From: Duff Johnson
Date: Jun 18, 2025 7:53AM


> Thank you for your reply.
> I guess what I’m trying to understand it why is having one <H> tag considered non-compliant when the rest of the heading tags are <H1> or <H2>, <H3>

Well, what heading level is that “H” heading tag? What role does it serve in the document’s structure?

The reason “H” cannot be used alongside H1, H2, etc is that it’s impossible to know what the “H” means with respect to the other headings in the document.

Duff.