# Why are WordPress heading sizes so wonky?

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**Created:** [April 24, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wordpress-heading-sizes-so-wonky/686887 "2014-04-24T20:20:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wordpress-heading-sizes-so-wonky/686887/1 "2014-04-24T20:20:21Z")

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So I am fine-tuning a website built on WordPress, and for the umpteenth time I notice how strange the heading progression is - something like:  
**Heading 1**  
Heading 2  
**Heading 3  
Heading 4**

…okay, so I can’t make it very clear, but H2 is always same size or slightly larger than H1 and not-bold. Most of the rest of the progression, from H1 and then H3-H6, is a sensible descending hierarchy in size and prominence. and usually bolded until at least H4. This is true across even wildly different themes.

Why is H2 such an outlier? What am I missing? I’ve never had layout problems if I do a child-theme change to a more sensible H1-H4 progression.