The design system doesn't style base HTML typography elements (like h1, h2, p, etc) unless they're inside an element with the ds-content class. Instead, it provides heading classes (available on this page) corresponding to visual sizes. These classes can be applied to any heading elements, irrespective of their semantic heading level (h1 to h6). This approach allows teams to first choose the semantic heading level that make the most sense for the document and its accessibility and then choose a visual heading size class that fits the page's visual hierarchy.

Examples

Heading--5xl

Heading--4xl

Heading--3xl

Heading--2xl

Heading--xl

Heading--lg

Heading--md

Heading--sm

Link Heading

On dark background

Code

<main>
  <h1>I'm the first child of my parent.</h1>
  <h2>I'm not the first child of my parent</h2>
  <div>
    <h2>
      I'm actually the first child of my parent even though I'm not the first heading on the page
    </h2>
    <h2>I'm the last child of my parent</h2>
  </div>
  <h2>I'm also the last child of my parent</h2>
</main>

The ds-content class

For pages that are mainly about written content or places where you want to use a standard mapping of heading-level styles to semantic heading levels, consider using the ds-content class.

Responsive typography

.ds-text-heading-5xl, ds-text-heading-4xl, and ds-text-heading-3xl classes are responsive by default.

To apply responsive typography elsewhere, use the font size utility class. Since the base typography margins and line height is measured in em units, they'll automatically adjust as you change the font size.

Style customization

The following CSS variables can be overridden to change the type sizes:

• --font-size-5xl
• --font-size-4xl
• --font-size-3xl
• --font-size-2xl
• --font-size-xl
• --font-size-lg
• --font-size-md, uses --font-size-base
• --font-size-sm

Guidance