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Headings introduce sections and subsections, clarify articles by breaking up text, organize content, and populate the [[Wikipedia:WP:TOC|table of contents]]. Very short or very long sections and subsections in an article look cluttered and inhibit the flow of the prose. Short paragraphs and single sentences generally do not warrant their own subheading.

Headings follow a six-level hierarchy, starting at 1 and ending at 6. The level of the heading is defined by the number of equal signs on either side of the title. Heading 1 (<code>=Heading 1=</code>) is automatically generated as the title of the article. Sections start at the first (<code>=Heading 1=</code>) or second level (<code>==Heading 2==</code>), with subsections at the third level (<code>===Heading 3===</code>), and additional levels of subsections at the fourth level (<code>====Heading 4====</code>), fifth level, and sixth level. Sections should generally be consecutive, such that they do not skip levels from sections to sub-subsections; the exact methodology is part of the [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Accessibility]] guideline.<ref>For example, skipping heading levels, such as jumping from <code>==Heading 2==</code> to <code>====Heading 4====</code> without <code>===Heading 3===</code> in the middle, violates [[~~Wikipedia~~:Accessibility]] as it reduces usability for readers on screen readers who use heading levels to navigate pages.</ref> It can, however, be permissible to skip specifically from Heading 1 to Heading 3 in cases where multiple, short subsections using Heading 2 would unnecessarily break up the page.

Headings follow a six-level hierarchy, starting at 1 and ending at 6. The level of the heading is defined by the number of equal signs on either side of the title. Heading 1 (<code>=Heading 1=</code>) is automatically generated as the title of the article. Sections start at the first (<code>=Heading 1=</code>) or second level (<code>==Heading 2==</code>), with subsections at the third level (<code>===Heading 3===</code>), and additional levels of subsections at the fourth level (<code>====Heading 4====</code>), fifth level, and sixth level. Sections should generally be consecutive, such that they do not skip levels from sections to sub-subsections; the exact methodology is part of the [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Accessibility]] guideline.<ref>For example, skipping heading levels, such as jumping from <code>==Heading 2==</code> to <code>====Heading 4====</code> without <code>===Heading 3===</code> in the middle, violates [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility|UniWiki:Accessibility]] as it reduces usability for readers on screen readers who use heading levels to navigate pages.</ref> It can, however, be permissible to skip specifically from Heading 1 to Heading 3 in cases where multiple, short subsections using Heading 2 would unnecessarily break up the page.

Between sections, there should be a ''single'' blank line; multiple blank lines in the edit window create too much white space in the article. There is no need to include a blank line between a heading and sub-heading.

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 Headings introduce sections and subsections, clarify articles by breaking up text, organize content, and populate the [[Wikipedia:WP:TOC|table of contents]]. Very short or very long sections and subsections in an article look cluttered and inhibit the flow of the prose. Short paragraphs and single sentences generally do not warrant their own subheading.
-Headings follow a six-level hierarchy, starting at 1 and ending at 6. The level of the heading is defined by the number of equal signs on either side of the title. Heading 1 (<code>=Heading&nbsp;1=</code>) is automatically generated as the title of the article. Sections start at the first (<code>=Heading&nbsp;1=</code>) or second level (<code>==Heading&nbsp;2==</code>), with subsections at the third level (<code>===Heading&nbsp;3===</code>), and additional levels of subsections at the fourth level (<code>====Heading&nbsp;4====</code>), fifth level, and sixth level. Sections should generally be consecutive, such that they do not skip levels from sections to sub-subsections; the exact methodology is part of the [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Accessibility]] guideline.<ref>For example, skipping heading levels, such as jumping from <code>==Heading&nbsp;2==</code> to <code>====Heading&nbsp;4====</code> without <code>===Heading&nbsp;3===</code> in the middle, violates [[Wikipedia:Accessibility]] as it reduces usability for readers on screen readers who use heading levels to navigate pages.</ref> It can, however, be permissible to skip specifically from Heading 1 to Heading 3 in cases where multiple, short subsections using Heading 2 would unnecessarily break up the page.
+Headings follow a six-level hierarchy, starting at 1 and ending at 6. The level of the heading is defined by the number of equal signs on either side of the title. Heading 1 (<code>=Heading&nbsp;1=</code>) is automatically generated as the title of the article. Sections start at the first (<code>=Heading&nbsp;1=</code>) or second level (<code>==Heading&nbsp;2==</code>), with subsections at the third level (<code>===Heading&nbsp;3===</code>), and additional levels of subsections at the fourth level (<code>====Heading&nbsp;4====</code>), fifth level, and sixth level. Sections should generally be consecutive, such that they do not skip levels from sections to sub-subsections; the exact methodology is part of the [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Accessibility]] guideline.<ref>For example, skipping heading levels, such as jumping from <code>==Heading&nbsp;2==</code> to <code>====Heading&nbsp;4====</code> without <code>===Heading&nbsp;3===</code> in the middle, violates [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility|UniWiki:Accessibility]] as it reduces usability for readers on screen readers who use heading levels to navigate pages.</ref> It can, however, be permissible to skip specifically from Heading 1 to Heading 3 in cases where multiple, short subsections using Heading 2 would unnecessarily break up the page.
 Between sections, there should be a ''single'' blank line; multiple blank lines in the edit window create too much white space in the article. There is no need to include a blank line between a heading and sub-heading.