Section header

v4.1

Section headers separate bodies of content to create hierarchy throughout the experience. They help drive focus and navigation.

Stylized artwork of a section header.

Considerations

Anchoring

Section headers establish hierarchy and delineation between groups of content.

Scannable

Headers allow users to quickly scan content and identify where they’d like to focus.

Succinct

Headers are short and summarize the content they group.

Anatomy

A section header with 3 elements numbered: 1. Title, 2. Subtitle, 3. Trailing accessory.
  1. Title
  2. Subtitle
  3. Trailing accessory

Properties

Behavior

Screen sizes

Best practices

Specs

Section headers are shown with specs highlighted. Specs for section headers on compact small screens: The Title is sized to the ‘Title 2’ type style, the subtitle is sized to the ‘Body’ type style. The padding below the section header is 16px, and the padding between the titles and trailing accessories (text link and overflow icon button) is 16px. Specs for section headers on larger screens: The Title is sized to the ‘Title 1’ type style, the subtitle is sized to the ‘Subtitle 2’ type style. The padding below the section header is 24px, and the padding between the titles and trailing accessories (text link and overflow icon button) is 16px.