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H_06 Subtitle correctly tagged

PDF123, PASS

Use case(s): Headings

Last updated on April 21, 2025

Description

The objective of this technique is to show how to tag a document’s title and subtitle separate from the document’s heading hierarchy.

In this example, the title is tagged with a Title tag role mapped to P. The subtitle is tagged with a custom "Subtitle" tag, also role mapped to P.

NOTE: PDF 2.0 formalizes the Title tag, accordingly, reader software that supports PDF 2.0 will handle Title correctly without role mapping.

Download(s)

These minimal examples are designed to express a single Technique. Effective use requires software that supports Tagged PDF.

UA1_Tpdf-H_06.pdf

Test(s)

Expected Results

Checks #⁠1 to #⁠12 are all true.

Procedures

Check that all fundamental techniques are followed.
Check that all real content that the author intends as a heading is tagged as a heading.
Check that heading tags are not used when the author does not intend a heading.
Check that either:
- only Hn tags are used, or
- only appropriately-nested H tags are used.
Check that the first Hn tag, if any, is an H1.
Check that the heading levels are appropriate to the content hierarchy of the document.
Check that no heading levels are skipped.
Check that headings with heading levels higher than 6 use custom Hn tags role mapped appropriately.
Check that the title of the document has been tagged in a Title tag.
Check that the Title tag is role mapped to P.
Check that the subtitle of the document has been tagged.
Check that the subtitle’s tag is P or is role mapped to P.

Application to WCAG 2.x

This Technique addresses the following WCAG 2.x Success Critieria:

1.3.1 Info and Relationships

Matterhorn Protocol

The Matterhorn Protocol 1.1 provides an algorithm for conformance with PDF/UA-1. Matterhorn checkpoint(s) (human or machine) relevant to this use-case:

01-006
02-001
02-002
09-003
14-001
14-002
14-003

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The technique finder for this Technique is: UA1_Tpdf-H_06

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