Style guide
The University of Sydney
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Headings

Headings should follow a structured hierarchy, with clear visual distinction between heading levels. It is important that there are not too many levels of headings: if necessary, edit the headings to combine levels. An example of a heading hierachy appears below.

 [Heading 1]  Undergraduate core studies
 [Heading 2]  Year 1 Semester 1
 [Body text]  First year students are required to...
 [Heading 2]  Year 1 Semester Two
 [Body text]  In the second semester, students will...

Digital and Print Media advocates the use of the Initial capital style (sometimes called sentence case) for headings – that is, Undergraduate core studies, not Undergraduate Core Studies. It is advisable not use upper case characters only for headings, unless as a design element, because it is thought that these are harder to read, especially for the visually impaired.

See also fonts.