<h1> is visually unappealing

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<h1> is visually unappealing

jleane

1:41 pm on Dec 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

Am I the only one who finds it really difficult to use h1 tags on a page whilst still keeping the design clean and respectable?

From what I've read, search engines put a lot of emphasis on the text in h1 tags - on the other hand, a crummy looking site is a great way to scare people away.

Anyone got any advice? Would using an h2 or h3 tag make that much of a difference?

prairie

1:44 pm on Dec 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

Use css to redefine its style.

bateman_ap

1:47 pm on Dec 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

You can use CSS to change the formatting of the H1 tag.

ie:


<html>
<head>
<title>H1 Example</title>
<style type="text/css">
<--
 h1
 {
 font-family: Ariel;
 font-size: 14px;
 }
-->
</style>
<body>
<h1>H1 Formatted like body copy</h1>
</body>
</html>

jleane

2:20 pm on Dec 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

oh! Thanks to both of you :)

MWpro

4:19 am on Dec 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

If you want to get a cool effect, add a thin bottom border to the h1

h1 {
border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 14px;
}

garymacman1

10:29 pm on Dec 31, 2004 (gmt 0)

I dont find the H1 tag to be horrible, but it is a bit out there. I will also try the CSS.