1. a secondary heading or title that appears below a main heading in a text
Usage: journalism; publishing

Examples

• The article used subheads to organize the different sections.
• Each chapter begins with a main title followed by several subheads.
• The newspaper editor added subheads to break up the long story.
• Students should include subheads in their research papers to improve readability.
• The subhead clearly indicated the topic of the next paragraph.
• Magazine layouts often feature bold subheads to guide readers through the content.