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Features – How Google Search Works

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Every page should have a clearly defined heading, known as a "H1" (Heading 1).

A `H1` is the main heading of the page. It helps accessibility by allowing uses to
skip to the main content of the page. It helps all users identify what the page is about. 
It helps SEO by giving special emphasis to the topic of the page.

It is not enough to simply include large text. Headings must be coded 
[semantically](https://html.com/semantic-markup/) as `<h1>` tags, like so:

```html
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
```

Note that headings must contain some machine readable text to be considered valid. 
For example, this heading is not valid:

```html
<h1>
    <img src="company-logo.png">
</h1>
``` 

But with the addition of `alt` text, this heading is valid:

```html
<h1>
    <img src="company-logo.png" alt="About Company Inc.">
</h1>
``` 

Generally we recommend you just use plain text for your headings.
See [Technique H42](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H42) for more details.

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June 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
Ads on Search – How Google Search Workswww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/our-approach/ads-on-search/	1
Information Quality – How Google Search Workswww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/information-quality/	1
Search Through Timewww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/our-history/	1
How Search Works – How Google Search Workswww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/how-search-works/	1
Google Advanced Searchwww.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en-IE&fg=1	1
Maximizing Access – How Google Search Workswww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/our-approach/maximize-access/	1
Ranking Results – How Google Search Workswww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/how-search-works/ranking-results/	1
Google Search - What is Google Search and How Does it Workwww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/?fg=1	1
Features – How Google Search Workswww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/features/	1
Helping Creators – How Google Search Workswww.google.com/search/howsearchworks/our-approach/helping-creators/	1

Ensure every page contains a top-level heading

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