Error · p-as-heading

Bold text used as headings

Q: What does the p-as-heading error mean?

Bold text used as headings. Titles are just bold paragraphs, so screen readers can't navigate by them.

Q: Who does it affect?

blind people (screen readers), people with cognitive disabilities

Titles are just bold paragraphs, so screen readers can't navigate by them.

Who it leaves out: blind people (screen readers) · people with cognitive disabilities

How to fix it

Use real heading tags (h2, h3). Developer task.

In the code

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