: Can search engines recognize content in h tags correctly if it includes nested span elements? I have taken on a new client, and when reviewing the site (it's a Wix site), I used this tool,

@Connie744

The span element doesn't mean anything on its own.

developers.whatwg.org/text-level-semantics.html#the-span-element
This element is used as a hook for styling or javascript access and doesn't change the document flow. So Google might even just ignore the tag for that very reason and only look at the content of it except if one were to use it to cloak content.

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@Voss4911412

I don't think span tag will create any problem with indexing. Just make sure the h tag is closed properly e.g. <h1>...</h1>. If it is perfect then you don't need to worry about the indexing. Search engine will not have any problem crawling your website.

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@Rambettina238

The span tag is pretty much the most general tag you can have within a html document and is therefore ideal for nesting within headings etc for many purposes, for example styling. I am sure Google will know this making the tool you are using a little misguided. If you were nesting h1's within h1's then things could get a little funky :).

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