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subhead

subhead

2 3.5
A small heading inside a chapter or article to show the topic
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌhɛd/
translation icon : subtítulo
  • Search engines look for important keywords in the headlines, subheads, and first paragraph.
  • subhead reads
  • honorable mentions subhead
  • sub-subhead

The list with names of multiple women, including the sexual assault accuser under the subhead.

Examples

  • Outline your article, and send along your outline for possible use as subheads within the text.

    Academic text (2010)
  • As you can see, some of those bullet points from my concept have become section subheads.

    Blog text (13)
  • And the next thing finally is the subhead is the lead in, right?

  • Again, nice clean, easy, clear headline, good area for value proposition subhead, something like that.

  • Next to the picture of Norville is the subhead: Idea Man a Fraud.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The headline on the article was "Lessons We May Be Doomed to Repeat;" the subhead was "American Historians Talk About War, But Is Anyone Listening?"

    Academic text (2004)
  • SUBHEADS: mini headlines that separate one section from another within the body of a story.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Posts with subheads tend to do better unless you're a news-based site.

    Blog text (9)
  • Facts must be accurate; prose must be clear, nonsexist, nonracist, and grammatically correct; subheads should promote ease of reading.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In the article about climate change, the subhead explained the major causes and effects.

Synonyms

heading
vssubhead
28 1.3

A short title at the top of a page that shows what follows

is used for a smaller internal title within a larger section
subheading
vssubhead
2 3.2

A smaller title that shows what a section of writing is about

has identical meaning but uses a longer written form
crossheading
vssubhead
  • UK
8.0

A short heading inside a text that introduces a small section

is a general title for a subsection regardless of placement
crosshead
vssubhead
  • UK
7.3

A short heading inside the main text that breaks the content into sections

is a general subsection title not limited to in-body placement

How Prominent

title
665 1.0
heading
28 1.3
subhead
2 3.5
caption
45 2.7

Surface Forms

subhead singular
subheads plural

Morphology

subhead = head (transparent) = sub + head

Meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'sub-' (secondary/under) plus 'head' meaning a heading, yielding a secondary heading.

Etymology

Subhead comes from sub- meaning 'under' and head meaning 'heading', so it is a heading placed 'under' the main title to break up the text and help readers follow the structure.