Before we show you how to add headings in Google Docs, let's understand their purpose and why adding them to your document is important. What is a heading in Google Docs?

You must use Google Docs built-in header styles for this to work. To add a heading in Google Docs, highlight the text you want to turn into a heading, select Format > Paragraph Styles, and select a ...

Google Docs lets you add headers and footers to your documents and automatically insert elements like page numbers, page count and footnotes.