Header 6

Usage

Open Appearance β†’ Customize β†’ Styles β†’ Header 6 to set the smallest heading preset on your scale. Defaults use the Alternate font with uppercase Transform and bold Weight β€” useful for "Older Post" / "Newer Post" labels, table headings, and compact UI titles.

Applies to <h6> elements and the H6 visual style (is-style-h6).

When to use it

  • Blog post navigation, archive micro-labels, and footer column titles that should not read as section headers.
  • When the bottom of your hierarchy needs one more step below Header 5.
  • Pairing with Styles β†’ Utility Nav for masthead-adjacent small text β€” utility links use their own font-size control but can share this uppercase voice.

Tips

  • Theme templates use H6 for post pagination labels β€” changes here are immediately visible on blog pages.
  • At this size, Tracking and Transform do more work than Size for legibility.
  • Links inside H6 headings lighten on hover automatically; standalone text links use Styles β†’ Links or Inline Links instead.
  • For pill-shaped filters, use Styles β†’ Tags rather than shrinking headings further.

Settings

Header 6

Font setting in the block editor sidebar
Font
  • Display
  • Body
  • Altdefault
Style setting in the block editor sidebar
Style
  • Normaldefault
  • Italic
Transform setting in the block editor sidebar
Transform
  • None
  • Uppercasedefault
  • Lowercase
  • Title Case
Weight setting in the block editor sidebar
Weight
  • Extra Light
  • Light
  • Normal
  • Book
  • Md. Bold
  • Bolddefault
  • Xtra Bold
  • Black
  • Xtra Black
Color setting in the block editor sidebar
Color
  • White
  • Gray
  • Dark
  • Textdefault
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Accent
  • Variant
  • Muted
Size setting in the block editor sidebar
Size
Mobile Size setting in the block editor sidebar
Mobile Size
Tracking setting in the block editor sidebar
Tracking
Line Height setting in the block editor sidebar
Line Height