The Heading Text options in Divi allow you to customize the styling and configuration of headings within your design. These settings give you control over the appearance of headings and ensure they align with your design goals.
Where to Find the Heading Text Options
Open the Module Settings: Click the gear icon or the module itself to access the settings.
Navigate to the Design Tab: Locate the Heading Text option group.
Heading Text Customization Settings
Heading Level: Choose the heading level you want to assign to the heading text: h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, or h6.
Heading Text Font: Choose a font from the dropdown or upload a custom font for unique styling.
Heading Text Font Weight: Adjust the boldness of your Heading Text with options like light, bold, or extra-bold.
Variable Font Options: those options will only be available if you are using a Google variable font such as Robo, Google Sans Flex, or Bitcount):
Variable Font Weight: Use the slider or type in a numeric value for the font weight.
Optical Sizing: Enable automatic optical size handling.
Variable Font Width: Fine-tune variable font width using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Slant: Fine-tune variable font slant using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Crsv: Fine-tune variable font crsv using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Element Shape: Fine-tune variable font element shape using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Element Expansion: Fine-tune variable font element expansion using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Rond: Fine-tune variable font rond using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Grade: Fine-tune variable font grade using variable font interpolation.
Variable Font Width: Fine-tune variable font width using variable font interpolation.
Heading Text Size: You can adjust the font size of your Heading Text using the slider or by entering a specific value. It also accepts Global Variables.
Heading Text Color: Choose a color to be used for the Heading Text. It also accepts Global Variables.
Heading Text Line Height: Set the space between the lines of the Heading Text, helping to improve readability. It also accepts Global Variables.
Heading Text Letter Spacing: Control the space between letters by adjusting the slider or entering a value. It also accepts Global Variables.
Heading Text Alignment: Set the alignment for the Heading Text - left, center, right, or justified.
Heading Text Capitalization: Choose the Heading Text's capitalization:
Uppercase - All letters are in uppercase format
Capitalize - Makes the first letter of each word uppercase.
Lowercase - All letters are in lowercase format.
Smallcaps - Lowercase letters display as smaller uppercase letters.
All Small Caps - all letters display as small caps, including letters that were already uppercase.
Heading Text Font Style: Select additional font styles, including:
Italic: Makes the text lean to the right.
Underline: Adds a line under the text.
Overline: adds a line above the text.
Strikethrough: draws a line through the middle of the text.
⚠️ Note: When Underline, Overline, and/or Strikethrough are enabled, you can also choose:Line Color: Choose the line's color. It also accepts Global Variables.
Line Thickness: Choose how thick or slim the line is.
Line Type: Choose the Line's type:
Solid
Double
Dotted
Dashed
Wavy
Heading Text Line Warp Style: Choose how text should wrap. Default keeps native browser wrapping, Balanced evens heading lines, and Pretty helps avoid single-word endings.
Default: Text can move onto a new line when it runs out of space.
Balanced: Short text breaks into lines with more even lengths
Pretty: Text wrap in a cleaner, more visually pleasing way
Heading Text Direction: Choose text flow direction. Standard Horizontal reads left-to-right across lines, while vertical modes stack glyphs top-to-bottom.
Standard Horizontal
Vertical (right to left): The text is displayed from top to bottom, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.
Vertical (left to right): The text is displayed from bottom to top, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.
Heading Text Hyphenation: When enabled, if a word is too long to fit nicely on one line, the browser can break it into parts and add a hyphen at the break.
Heading Text Fill Type: Choose the Heading Text's text fill options:
None - No Heading Text text fill.
Gradient - Fill the Heading Text with a Gradient
Image - Fill the Heading Text with an Image
Transparent - Fill the Heading Text with a transparent fill.
Heading Text Stroke Width - Choose the thickness of the stroke.
Heading Text Stroke Color - Choose the Heading Text's stroke color.
Heading Text Columns: Set how many columns the text should flow through.
Heading Text Text Shadow: Add a text shadow effect and customize its direction, blur, and color to add depth or emphasis to the Heading Text:
Direction: Adjust horizontal and vertical placement.
Blur: Control how soft or sharp the shadow appears.
Color: Set a shadow color to complement the text.
Tips for Using Heading Text Options
Use Hierarchy Effectively: Assign heading levels (h1-h6) consistently to establish a clear content hierarchy.
Match Design Aesthetics: Select fonts, colors, and styles that align with your site’s overall branding.
Optimize Readability: Adjust size, spacing, and line height to make headings easy to read.
Add Subtle Effects: Use text shadows sparingly to enhance contrast without overpowering the design.