2.4.10: Section Headings

What it means

Section headings organise content so people can scan and navigate by topic. At AAA, use headings to cover all logical sections — not only the main title.

Long pages without structure are hard to skim.

How to fix it

• Add h2–h3 headings that break up long articles and policy pages.
• Do not skip heading levels (for example h1 straight to h4).
• Match heading text to the section content that follows.
• Use headings instead of bold paragraphs for visual section breaks.

Quick examples

• Good: A privacy policy uses h2 sections for Collection, Use, and Storage.
• Bad: A 3,000-word page has one h1 and no subheadings.
• Good: FAQ pages use h2 per question topic group.
• Bad: Section titles are bold text only with no heading markup.