---
title: "Page has no level-one heading (a11y/page-has-heading-one)"
description: "a11y/page-has-heading-one: Screen-reader users commonly jump to the h1 to find the start of the content; search engines use it too."
canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/page-has-heading-one
lastModified: 2026-09-16
---

# Page has no level-one heading

`a11y/page-has-heading-one` · severity **warn** · category Accessibility · detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`

## Why it matters

Screen-reader users commonly jump to the h1 to find the start of the content; search engines use it too.

## How to fix it

Add exactly one <h1> describing the page.

## References

- https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.13/page-has-heading-one

## More accessibility rules

`void a11y` reports 48 rules in this category. WCAG 2.2 AA through axe-core, plus checks axe can't do alone: visible keyboard focus, 24/44px target size on mobile, 320px reflow and disabled zoom.

- `document-title` Page has no <title> — [a11y/document-title](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/document-title)
- `landmark-one-main` Page has no <main> landmark — [a11y/landmark-one-main](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/landmark-one-main)
- `region` Content is outside landmark regions — [a11y/region](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/region)
- `landmark-unique` Landmarks are not uniquely identifiable — [a11y/landmark-unique](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/landmark-unique)
- `heading-order` Heading levels skip — [a11y/heading-order](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/heading-order)
- `empty-heading` Heading is empty — [a11y/empty-heading](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/empty-heading)
- `list` List contains invalid children — [a11y/list](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/list)
- `listitem` <li> is not inside a list — [a11y/listitem](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/listitem)

Detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules a11y/page-has-heading-one`