Matan · WCAG · Understandable
H1 heading (WCAG)
A top-level heading exposes the page topic in the heading map (WCAG 1.3.1).
Pass condition in our engine: At least one H1 exists.
This WCAG check is part of SEO-GEO scoring 2.2.1, last updated 2026-09-18. About 90 percent of the evaluation runs on the HTML we crawl, so you can verify the same pass condition with a free report.
1. Problem description
Visual titles that are not headings cannot be jumped to. This check requires at least one H1.
2. Most common causes
- Hero text in a <div class=h1>.
- H1 injected by JS.
3. How to fix it
- Use a real <h1> for the page topic.
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