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and share little wording (seo/h1-title-mismatch)" description: "seo/h1-title-mismatch: Microsoft recommends the h1 closely reflect the title; large mismatches make Google rewrite the title link." canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/h1-title-mismatch lastModified: 2026-09-16 --- # <h1> and <title> share little wording `seo/h1-title-mismatch` · severity **info** · category SEO · detected by `void seo` and `void audit` ## Why it matters Microsoft recommends the h1 closely reflect the title; large mismatches make Google rewrite the title link. ## How to fix it Align the h1 and title around the same topic phrase (the title may add the brand). ## References - https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/title-link ## More seo rules `void seo` reports 60 rules in this category. What search engines need from the raw response: status codes, titles and descriptions in <head>, self-referencing canonicals, one h1, crawlable links, Open Graph, icons, robots.txt and a sitemap with real dates. - `canonical-conflict` Canonical target redirects, is noindex, or canonicalises elsewhere — [seo/canonical-conflict](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/canonical-conflict) - `canonical-not-self` Canonical points to a different URL — [seo/canonical-not-self](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/canonical-not-self) - `head-js-mutation` JavaScript changes canonical, robots, title or description after load — [seo/head-js-mutation](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/head-js-mutation) - `h1-count` Page doesn't have exactly one visible <h1> in the server HTML — [seo/h1-count](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/h1-count) - `heading-skip` Heading levels skip (h2 → h4) or headings are empty — [seo/heading-skip](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/heading-skip) - `img-alt-missing` <img> without an alt attribute — [seo/img-alt-missing](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/img-alt-missing) - `img-alt-quality` Alt text is a filename, a generic word, or overly long — [seo/img-alt-quality](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/img-alt-quality) - `links-not-crawlable` Navigation uses elements crawlers can't follow — [seo/links-not-crawlable](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/seo/links-not-crawlable) Detected by `void seo` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules seo/h1-title-mismatch`