Re: [style guide] capitalization of titles and headings

Hi all,

Sorry for just now picking up on this thread.

Shawn wrote:

> I talked with Sharron and we agree to leave titles and h1s as 
> headline-style capitalization for authoritativeness and other reasons. 
> Happy to discuss further if wanted.
>
> I have updated <https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/Style#Capitalization> 
> accordingly.
>
> (I also moved "Titles, headings, labels, menu items do not have 
> terminal punctuation unless a question mark is required." from the 
> Capitalization section to the Punctuation section. :-)
>
> For <h2>s and lower, we are inconsistent on headline-style 
> capitalization and sentence-style capitalization through EOWG 
> Resources and other WAI pages. In some cases, the content strongly 
> leads for one or the other. In other cases, I don't think it matters 
> much.

I think either one is fine. I personally lean towards title case, 
especially for short titles. They make the headings stand out more. It 
might also be a better stylistic fit for a standards organization.

If headings are longer I prefer sentence style because it is easier to 
read, but I’d rather have a consistent approach instead of switching 
back and forth. (And we want to avoid long headings anyway.)

Eric

> Should we settle on a default (yet leave it open for exceptions)?
> * Should the default be sentence-style because it is easier to read, 
> ... ?
> * Should the default be headline-style because it is more formal, ... 
> ?
>
> I suggest someone go through several resources and note which they use 
> and think about the issues around leaving them or changing them.
>
> Thanks,
> ~Shawn



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Eric Eggert
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Received on Thursday, 19 October 2017 11:15:22 UTC