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How to prevent headings (<h1>) from taking up more width than they need?

If I define a heading like <h1>, its width is set to 100% by default.

Is there a way to make sure its width is set to the smallest value possible?

Solution

  • You can give it display: inline. This will make it behave like any text element - the default for <h1> is display: block.

    There are other ways: float: left for example, but I find this the simplest and the one with the fewest side effects.

    Note that you will then probably have to add a <br> to ensure a line break after the <h1>.