SEO Tools

Headings Checker

Paste HTML or a public URL to extract and analyse the heading structure (H1–H6). Identifies missing H1 tags, duplicate H1s, skipped heading levels, and heading hierarchy issues that can affect SEO and accessibility.

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Analyse your heading structure

Checks H1–H6 hierarchy, detects skipped levels and multiple H1s, maps keyword distribution across headings, and scores overall structure — with fix suggestions.

Never stored H1–H6 hierarchy check Skipped levels · Multiple H1s Keyword distribution map
Paste Page HTML Full page source or just the body section containing your headings
Input Text Output Report Browser-only No upload by default

Features

  • Extracts all H1–H6 headings in document order
  • Flags missing H1, duplicate H1, and skipped levels
  • Shows heading hierarchy as a visual outline
  • Counts headings per level
  • Checks keyword presence in headings (optional)
  • Browser-only HTML analysis

How to use it

  1. Paste HTML or enter a URL to fetch.
  2. Headings are extracted and displayed as a hierarchy.
  3. Review the issues panel for any flagged problems.
  4. Export heading list as .txt.

Use cases

  • Auditing page heading structure for SEO compliance
  • Checking accessibility, correct heading order for screen readers
  • Reviewing CMS-generated heading structure
  • Validating article or blog post content structure

Limitations

  • JavaScript-rendered content is not evaluated. Only the static HTML response is analysed.
  • Paste the raw HTML source. Relative paths may not resolve correctly without the original base URL.
  • Each page should have exactly one H1. Heading order should follow a logical hierarchy.
Questions & answers

Frequently asked

Should every page have exactly one H1?

Yes, as a best practice. Multiple H1 tags are valid HTML5 but may dilute SEO signals. Missing H1 is a common SEO issue.

Does Headings Checker upload my data?

Your file or text is processed in your browser and is not uploaded.

What does Headings Checker check?

It produces a heading hierarchy report. Each page should have exactly one H1. Heading order should follow a logical hierarchy.

Does this replace Google Search Console?

No. This tool reads static HTML and provides a quick informational check. For authoritative indexing data and crawl reports, use Google Search Console.