Source: https://developers.google.com/style/headings-targets ↗\n\n# Make headings into link targets

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  Save and categorize content based on your preferences.\n\n- Home\n- Products\n- Style\n\n\n## Page Summary\n\n- Turn a heading into a link target by adding an id attribute within a <section> element or directly to the heading tag in HTML.\n- When creating custom anchors, use lowercase letters, hyphens between words, and ensure they are descriptive yet concise.\n- Consider adding custom anchors for frequently linked content or when revising headings to prevent broken links.\n- If revising a heading with an existing anchor, create a new custom anchor using the older ID to maintain link functionality, or update existing links if changing the anchor.\n\nTurn a heading into a link target by adding an id attribute within a <section> element or directly to the heading tag in HTML.\n\nWhen creating custom anchors, use lowercase letters, hyphens between words, and ensure they are descriptive yet concise.\n\nConsider adding custom anchors for frequently linked content or when revising headings to prevent broken links.\n\nIf revising a heading with an existing anchor, create a new custom anchor using the older ID to maintain link functionality, or update existing links if changing the anchor.\n\nThis page discusses how to turn a heading into a link target by using an
id attribute. For more information about how to format headings, see
Headings and titles.\n\nIn some content management systems, anchors are automatically created for headings. However, you

might want to add a custom anchor to a heading for several reasons:\n\n- You want to use an anchor that’s shorter than the automatically generated anchor.\n- You want to use an anchor for content that might be frequently linked to. Adding a custom anchor reduces the likelihood of breaking existing links if the heading text changes later.\n- You want to revise a heading. If the anchor for the heading is generated automatically, then the anchor changes when you revise the heading, breaking existing links.\n\nAdd a custom anchor

HTML To add an anchor to a heading in HTML, add a section element with an id attribute. Don’t use an a element with a name attribute. For anchor text, use lowercase letters, and put hyphens between words. In the following, replace ID_OF_ANCHOR with your anchor text—for example, introduction-to-everything.

<section id="ID_OF_ANCHOR"></section>

Recommended:

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Markdown To add an anchor to a heading in Markdown, add the following code to the end of the line that the heading is on. For anchor text, use lowercase letters, and put hyphens between words. In the following, replace ID_OF_ANCHOR with your anchor text—for example, conserve-habitat. {: #ID_OF_ANCHOR }

Recommended:

Help conserve habitat for pollinators {: #help-conserve-habitat-for-pollinators } #

Also recommended:

Help conserve habitat for pollinators {: #conserve-habitat } #

Acceptable:

Help conserve habitat for pollinators {: id=‘conserve-habitat’ } #

Acceptable:

Help conserve habitat for pollinators {: id=“conserve-habitat” } #

Revise a heading If you revise a heading in a content management system where anchors are automatically created, you can create a custom anchor to avoid breaking existing links. If the heading already has a custom anchor, don’t change the anchor unless it contains a term that you want to remove (such as a disrespectful term). To create the custom anchor, use the older ID string for the heading. You can find the ID string by inspecting the heading on the published page. For example, if you change a heading from Introduction to some things to Introduction to everything, then add a custom anchor that uses the older ID string and formatting.

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Markdown

Introduction to everything {: #introduction-to-some-things } #

If you need to change an existing custom anchor, you should check your content management system to update any links that use the old anchor. Inbound links that use the old anchor still reach the page but not the specific section or heading.\n\n\n## Add a custom anchor\n\n\n### HTML\n\nTo add an anchor to a heading in HTML, add a section element with an id attribute. Don’t use an a element with a name attribute. For anchor text, use lowercase letters, and put hyphens between words. In the following, replace ID_OF_ANCHOR with your anchor text—for example, introduction-to-everything.\n\n\n<section id="ID_OF_ANCHOR"></section>\n\n\nRecommended:\n\n```\n