# Naming of h1-6 should be "headings" not "headers", per W3C

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/naming-of-h1-6-should-be-headings-not-headers-per-w3c/1871>\
**Category:** Spec\
**Created:** [September 23, 2015, 5:25am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/naming-of-h1-6-should-be-headings-not-headers-per-w3c/1871 "2015-09-23T05:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisalley](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/chrisalley/32/906_2.png) [@chrisalley](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/chrisalley)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:16am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/naming-of-h1-6-should-be-headings-not-headers-per-w3c/1871/2 "2015-09-23T09:16:20Z")

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The terminology for stress emphasis and strong importance is also different.

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