Headings & Paragraphs

h1–h6, paragraph flow, line breaks and preformatted text.

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1. 00:00Headings & Paragraphs. h1–h6, paragraph flow, line breaks and preformatted text.
2. 00:05Headings run from <h1> (most important) to <h6>.
3. 00:10Use exactly one <h1> per page and never skip levels just to get a smaller font — that is CSS's job.
4. 00:18Code example (html): <h1>Page title</h1>…
5. 00:23Try it yourself — edit the sample and run it in the browser.

Headings run from <h1> (most important) to <h6>. Use exactly one <h1> per page and never skip levels just to get a smaller font — that is CSS's job.

<h1>Page title</h1>
<h2>Section</h2>
<h3>Sub-section</h3>
<p>Paragraphs collapse extra spaces and newlines.</p>
<pre>Preformatted
  keeps   spacing</pre>