noun Also called head . a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks. the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.

Is a heading the same as a headline?

While a headline can also be called a heading, the term "heading" is more often used for what goes at the top of a section or sub-section of an article. It can also refer to what goes above a chart or figure, although that is more often called the chart title or figure title.

What is considered a headline?

A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page. ... If a newspaper or magazine article is headlined a particular thing, that is the headline that introduces it.