Heading 1557418 217326721 2008-06-05T15:29:29Z Wizard191 935746 combined wiktionary templates and cleaned up selfref {{Wiktionarypar|heading|headlines}} {{selfref|For Wikipedia's headings guideline, see [[Wikipedia:Headings]]}} The word '''heading''' has various meanings: *It is [[Synonym|synonymous]] with the related word '''[[Headline]]'''. *A '''heading''' is used to provide [[hierarchical]] information about other information. Headings can emphasize or tell people what information is where, such as a title or subtitle or topic at the top or beginning of a paragraph or letter or chapter. Headings are used in [[Wiki Markup|wiki]], [[HTML]], and other markup languages. *In [[navigation]], a '''heading''' is the [[Course (navigation)|direction]] a person or vehicle is facing or pointing. *In some [[mining]] jargon, a '''heading''' is a communication tunnel which is being extended in a given direction. {{disambig}}