Web Design & Usability Guidelines

 

Titles/Headers


 

Provide Page Titles

 

Put a descriptive and different title on each page. "Titles" are used by search engines to identify pages when users search. Without titles, a page cannot be found. Additionally, if two or more pages have the same title, they cannot be differentiated by users or the "Favorites" capability of a browser.

 

 


Use Well-Designed Headings

 

Use many, carefully selected headings, with names that conceptually relate to the information or functions they describe. Headings provide strong cues that orient viewers and inform them about a page's organization and structure. Headings also help classify information on a page. Well-designed headings are an important tool for helping users scan text. Write headings and page titles that clearly explain what the page is about and that will make sense when read out-of context. Headings are often removed from the context of the full page and used in tables of content and search engine results. This means that the headings should clearly tell users what is at the other end of the link.


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