---
title: Page title
description: Each page is required to at least define a level one heading. This title is used both by the documentation navigation Left hand site, Navigational elements...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/pull/2862/syntax/titles
---

# Page title
### Syntax

Each page is required to at least define a level one heading.
```markdown
# This is my title
```

This title is used both by the documentation navigation
- Left hand site
- Navigational elements such as breadcrumbs and previous/next links.

As well as when using the [auto text links](/elastic/docs-builder/pull/2862/syntax/links#same-page-links-anchors), e.g:
```markdown
[](titles.md)
```

Generated link text: [Page title](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/pull/2862/syntax/titles)
```markdown
---
navigation_title: Title as it appears on the left hand site navigation
---

# This is my title
```