Headings
Punctuation
In general, do not use colons, periods or exclamation marks in headings. Question marks are permissible when the heading is phrased as a question. Colons should only be used if the heading is phrased as an incomplete sentence.
An example of an incomplete sentence is:
- This is an example.
- This is an example.
Otherwise, the heading should standalone without end-punctuation.
Visual Examples of Semantic Headings
Title (h1)
Secondary Section (h2)
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Secondary Section (h2)
Subset Section (h3)
Subset Section (h4)
Subset Section (h5)
Subset Section (h6)
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