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Broken Heading Hierarchy on Webflow

Screen reader users navigate by headings. Skipping levels makes content harder to understand.

Issue ID: A11Y-HEADING-001Severity: moderateEffort: S

Why this matters

Screen reader users navigate by headings. Skipping levels makes content harder to understand. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.

Webflow fix path

How to fix this on Webflow

Use page settings, Designer, or project settings.

  1. 1Locate the element or setting causing the issue.
  2. 2Update it in Webflow.
  3. 3Publish and validate the output.

After you fix it

  • Use a heading outline checker to confirm sequential levels

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