Typical heading hierarchies 
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Main heading – all capitals, medium weight. First subheading – bold upper and lower case, one size larger than the text, occupying three text lines.
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A weak arrangement. The main heading is not strong enough to support the subheading.
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A similar arrangement but using italic a size larger than the text for the second subheading. |
Headings – Part 1Headings and subheadings in a document serve not only to break up the text but also to act as signposts to help readers to find their way about a document. For this reason headings must have a clearly defined hierarchy. When constructing a heading system, first decide how many levels of heading you really need. A main heading with two sub-levels are usually enough for most documents. There will be those that need more but if you are planning a document aimed at a wide market keep the levels to the minimum. Too many subtle changes in subheadings will be lost on the average reader. |
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