Parents & Families | The University of Virginia

About the University | The University of Virginia

Facts & Figures | The University of Virginia

Financial Stewardship | The University of Virginia

University Events | The University of Virginia

Apply | The University of Virginia

Jefferson’s Masterpiece | The University of Virginia

Schools | The University of Virginia

Affording UVA | The University of Virginia

Privacy Policy | The University of Virginia

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.

missing-h1

April 2025

March 2025

University of Virginia

Title / URL	Issues
Parents & Families \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/parents	1
About the University \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/aboutuva	1
Facts & Figures \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/facts	1
Financial Stewardship \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/content/financial	1
University Events \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/calendar	1
Apply \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/apply	1
Jefferson’s Masterpiece \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/visit/grounds	1
Schools \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/schools	1
Affording UVA \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/life/affordinguva	1
Privacy Policy \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/siteinfo/privacy	1

Ensure every page contains a top-level heading

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