How to fix decorative elements set as headings in Showit

Quick answer

In Showit, click on the decorative element (a number like 01, an emoji, or a symbol like ✦), go to Text Properties in the right-hand sidebar, find the Text Tag setting, and change it to Div.

How to fix it in Showit

1. Open your page in Showit

2. Use FastaSEO to identify which elements are flagged — go to the Headings tab to see which decorative elements are set as headings

3. In Showit, click on the decorative element — this could be a number like 01, an emoji, or a symbol like ✦

4. Open the right-hand sidebar

5. Go to Text Properties

6. Find the Text Tag setting

7. Change it to Div

8. Publish your changes in Showit

9. In FastaSEO, click the Next button to re-scan your headings and confirm the issue is resolved

Note

This issue may flag one or more decorative elements depending on your page. The fix is the same for each — change the Text Tag to Div in Showit.

What's the issue

FastaSEO found elements on this page that look decorative — things like numbers (01, 02), emoji, or symbols (✦, •) — but are tagged as H2, H3, or another heading level. Google and AI bots treat heading tags as meaningful content structure, so decorative elements set as headings add noise and can confuse search engines about what your page is actually about.

Why it matters

• Heading tags (H1, H2, H3) are signals to Google and AI bots about the meaningful structure of your content. When decorative elements like numbered counters, emoji, or design symbols are assigned heading tags, they pollute that structure. Bots may read "01" or "✦" as a main section heading — which tells them nothing useful and can make your page harder to understand. Changing these to Div removes them from the heading structure entirely without affecting how they look on screen.

What good looks like

Decorative elements like numbered counters (01, 02, 03), emoji, and design symbols are all set to Div. Only elements that are genuinely meaningful headings — your page title, section titles, and subsection titles — should use H1, H2, or H3 tags.

How long this takes

Each element takes under a minute to fix. If you have several, set aside around five minutes.