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Heading level skipped

WCAG 1.3.1 Level A In WCAG 2.0 and later

Why it matters

Screen reader users move around by heading. A jump from Heading 1 to Heading 3 suggests a missing section.

How to fix it

Use the next level down: a section under Heading 1 is Heading 2.

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Read the W3C's explanation (WCAG 1.3.1)