A heading for a section of the page.

Often, heading elements will be referenced with the aria-labelledby attribute of the section for which they serve as a heading. If headings are organized into a logical outline, the aria-level attribute is used to indicate the nesting level.

HTML Example 1

This example demonstrates how to implement simple headings using role="heading".

HTML Example 2

This example demonstrates how to implement a level 7 heading using role="heading" and the aria-level attribute. Since HTML only supports headings through level 6, there is no native element to provide these semantics.

HTML Example 3

Superclass Role

• sectionhead

Related Concepts

• HTML h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, and h6

Required States and Properties

• aria-level

Inherited States and Properties

• aria-atomic
• aria-busy (state)
• aria-controls
• aria-current (state)
• aria-describedby
• aria-details
• aria-disabled (state)
• aria-dropeffect
• aria-errormessage
• aria-expanded (state)
• aria-flowto
• aria-grabbed (state)
• aria-haspopup
• aria-hidden (state)
• aria-invalid (state)
• aria-keyshortcuts
• aria-label
• aria-labelledby
• aria-live
• aria-owns
• aria-relevant
• aria-roledescription

Name From

• contents
• author

Accessible Name Required

• True

Implicit Value for Role

• Default for aria-level is 2.

Use semantic headings <h1>, <h2> etc.