![Screenshot of the Headings topic page that highlights the "Related handouts" section that includes links to related handouts. The top text of the page shows the APA Style page menu, with drop-down menus for Style and Grammar Guidelines, Products, Instructional Aids, and Blog. The next line shows the page hierarchy to navigate to this page: "Home > Style and Grammar Guidelines > Paper Format > Headings." The main text of the page is as follows: "Headings. Headings identify the content within the sections of a paper. Make your headings descriptive and concise. Headings that are well formatted and clearly worded aid both visual and nonvisual readers of all abilities.
Levels of heading
There are five levels of heading in APA Style. Level 1 is the highest or main level of heading, ..."
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ALT Screenshot of the Headings topic page that highlights the "Related handouts" section that includes links to related handouts. The top text of the page shows the APA Style page menu, with drop-down menus for Style and Grammar Guidelines, Products, Instructional Aids, and Blog. The next line shows the page hierarchy to navigate to this page: "Home > Style and Grammar Guidelines > Paper Format > Headings." The main text of the page is as follows: "Headings. Headings identify the content within the sections of a paper. Make your headings descriptive and concise. Headings that are well formatted and clearly worded aid both visual and nonvisual readers of all abilities. Levels of heading There are five levels of heading in APA Style. Level 1 is the highest or main level of heading, ..." [Truncated due to alt text character limit. The full text of the page in this screenshot can be found at https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/headings]






























