Heading
Heading is a typography component used to create various levels of hierarchies between text.
Table of contents#
Options#
Classification#
Headings can be displayed in serif or sans serif (default).
Weight#
Heading weight is another way to create or enhance visual hierarchy, in addition to size. Heavier and lighter weights can add personality or style to an experience.
Size#
Headings have a variety of sizes available. These sizes are defined using T-shirt sizing in order to support multiple scales without direct correlation to pixel values.
Table of options#
From the design point of view, each component has a number of options. These options and their names are platform agnostic, and each implementation should adapt these to fit into their framework.
S (application UI)
Behaviors#
Line height#
Key examples showing the line height for headings. The first example in English has a 1.3x multiplier for its line height. The second example in Simplified Chinese uses a 1.5x multiplier. Both examples read “Mirror icons that represent movement,” with first example in English and the second example in Simplified Chinese.
Margins#
Top margins are the heading font size divided by 1.125. Bottom margins are 0.25× the heading font size.
Theming#
A theme is an intentional, systematic customization of Spectrum. It has unique visual attributes. For more information, view
Spectrum for Adobe Express#
Headings in Spectrum for Adobe Express use bolder typography. The default and heavy weights both use
Changelog#
- Migrated to latest token system
- Updated all colors to 6.0.0
- Released as individually versioned component
- Added options for script, weight and classification
- Updated to use t-shirt sizing
- Added larger size options
Design checklist#
All interactive states
Includes all interactive states that are applicable (hover, down, focus, keyboard focus, disabled).
All color themes
Works properly across all four color themes (lightest, light, dark, darkest).
All platform scales
Includes a desktop scale (UWP, macOS, web desktop) and a mobile scale (iOS, Android, web mobile).
Accessible use of color
Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information (WCAG 2.0 1.4.1).
Accessible contrast for text
Text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for small text and at least 3:1 for large text (WCAG 2.0 1.4.3).
Accessible contrast for UI components
Visual information required to identify components and states (except inactive components) has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 (WCAG 2.1 1.4.11).
Content design
UI language and information design considerations have been incorporated into component design.
Defined options
Includes relevant options (variant, style, size, orientation, optional iconography, decorations, selection, error state, etc.)
Defined behaviors
Includes guidelines for keyboard focus, layout (wrapping, truncation, overflow), animation, interactions, etc.
Usage guidelines
Includes a list of dos and don'ts that highlight best practices and common mistakes.
Writing guidelines
Includes content standards or usage guidelines for how to write or format in-product content for the component.
Internationalization guidelines
Works properly across various locales and includes guidelines for bi-directionality (RTL).
Keyboard interactions
Follows WCAG 2.0 standards for keyboard accessibility guidelines and includes a description of the keyboard interactions.
Design tokens
All design attributes (color, typography, layout, animation, etc.) are available as design tokens.
UI kit
Includes a downloadable XD file that shows multiple options, states, color themes, and platform scales.
Generated UI kit
Includes a downloadable XD file, generated by code using design tokens defined in Spectrum DNA, and shows multiple options, states, color themes, and platform scales.
In Spectrum for Adobe XD plugin
Component is included in the Spectrum for Adobe XD plugin.