Ensure headings contain text
SkillMediaLets your agent check that HTML headings contain visible text when reviewing pages or components for accessibility.
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Then ask your AI: use the Ensure headings contain text skill
About this capability
Use when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Ensure headings contain text. Check native semantics first, then inspect keyboard behavior, focus flow, accessible names, and screen-reader output where relevant.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedaviddias/front-end-checklist in skills/empty-heading/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Empty headings create 'ghost' stops in the document outline, confusing users who rely on headings to navigate and understand the page structure.
Quick Reference
- Add visible, descriptive text to all heading elements (h1-h6)
- Avoid using headings solely for styling or as empty placeholders
- Ensure document structure is meaningful for screen reader navigation
Check
Find any heading tags (h1 through h6) that are empty or contain only non-perceivable whitespace.
Fix
Add descriptive text content to the empty heading or remove the heading tag if it's not needed.
Explain
Explain why meaningful heading content is vital for document navigation and accessibility.
Code Review
Review the rendered markup and interactive states that affect Ensure headings contain text. Flag exact elements, roles, labels, focus behavior, or keyboard interactions that violate the rule, and note how to verify the fix with browser accessibility tooling or assistive tech.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/accessibility/empty-heading
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 74k
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- 7k
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
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- skill
- Gateway key
empty-heading- Source
- github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist