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Very short sections and subsections clutter an article with headings and inhibit the flow of the prose. Short paragraphs and single sentences generally do not warrant their own subheadings. Headings follow a six-level hierarchy, starting at 1 and ending at 6. The level of the heading is defined by the number of equals signs on each side of the ...
Normalize archaic glyphs and ligatures in English that are unnecessary to the meaning. Examples include æ→ae, œ→oe, ſ→s, and þ e →the. (See also § Ampersand.) See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles § Typographic conformity for special considerations in normalizing the typography of titles of works.
The main headings in the article are second level headings, defined with two equals signs in the wikitext. You never need to use the top-level heading style, defined with one equals sign, as it is reserved for article titles.
For example, if the term "terrorist" is disputed in a given setting, don't use "Terrorist attacks" as a heading. Content within a section can be used to explain, fairly, the controversy over a word or phrase, but a heading lacks necessary nuance.
The format is to surround the hidden text with "<!--" and "-->" and may cover several lines, e.g.: <!-- An example of hidden comments This won't be visible except in "edit" mode. --> Another way to include a comment in the wiki markup uses the {} template, which can be abbreviated as {}. This template "expands" to the empty string, generating ...
This template is used to produce a heading when wikitext (e.g. ==Heading==) won't work. Headings will be added to the table of contents like normal headings. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Heading content 1 The name of the (sub)section this heading represents String required Heading size 2 A ...
The lead has no heading. See also Wikipedia:Writing better articles § Lead section. The table of contents (ToC) automatically appears on pages with at least four headings. Avoid floating the ToC if possible, as it breaks the standard look of pages. If you must use a floated TOC, put it below the lead section in the wiki markup for consistency.
Capitalizing a phrase because it is the name of an entity is ok. Capitalizing something because it is a heading of an article or section is not ok. For example "Recurring themes in discussions on the Manual of Style" is correct use of sentence case, involving the correctly capitalized proper noun "Manual of Style".