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Free Online Heading Extractor

Pull heading text from a page to review its structure and spot gaps in the hierarchy.

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Heading Extractor: A Practical Guide

Use Heading Extractor to list H1 through H6 elements from supplied HTML. It helps inspect a document’s semantic outline. Plain text that merely looks like a heading will not become an HTML heading unless the appropriate element is present.

How to Use Heading Extractor

  1. Paste the HTML to inspect.
  2. Select Analyze.
  3. Review heading levels and text in source order.
  4. Compare the outline with the visible page and the intended section hierarchy.

Semantic Structure Versus Visual Styling

The parser looks for actual heading elements. Large bold text inside a paragraph can look prominent while being absent from this list. Conversely, a hidden or decorative heading in supplied HTML may still be found.

The tool does not crawl a URL, run the page’s JavaScript or evaluate the full accessibility tree. Supply the relevant rendered HTML if headings are added dynamically, and inspect the real page as well.

Worked Example

A document with one H1 title, H2 sections and H3 subsections should produce an understandable outline. If every section is H1, review whether that reflects the intended structure.

A blank result from pasted plain prose does not mean the writing has no logical sections; it means no heading elements were found.

Inspect anchors in the same HTML: use the Link Extractor.

Review the page title: use the SEO Title Checker.

Checks and Common Mistakes

  • Paste HTML rather than only the address.
  • Review empty or repeated headings.
  • Do not change levels solely for font size.
  • Check dynamically inserted content separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it check a live URL?

This input analyzes supplied HTML rather than fetching a page.

Does a heading count prove good SEO?

No. Headings need meaningful wording and a sensible structure.

Why are visible headings missing?

They may be styled non-heading elements or inserted after the supplied source was generated.

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Reference

Further reading: MDN heading elements.

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