subhead
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌhɛd/
- 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.
- The list with names of multiple women, including the sexual assault accuser under the subhead.
Examples
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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?
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Again, nice clean, easy, clear headline, good area for value proposition subhead, something like that.
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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
A short title at the top of a page that shows what follows
A smaller title that shows what a section of writing is about
A short heading inside a text that introduces a small section
A short heading inside the main text that breaks the content into sections
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.