noun
headline, heading, title
B1
Überschrift (die Überschrift) means headline, heading or title. Use 'headline' for news/front-page text, 'heading' for section labels and 'title' for book or article names. Feminine noun with regular plural Überschriften; standard declension, no special prepositions or irregular forms. Common in journalism and documents.
Examples
Gib deiner Arbeit eine kurze Überschrift.
Give your paper a short title.
Die Überschrift des Kapitels hilft beim Lesen.
The chapter heading helps when you're reading.
Die Überschrift ist sehr lang.
The headline is very long.
Details
Mnemonics
A bold line of text sitting above a paragraph — that is the Überschrift.
Sounds like 'over-script' — think of text written over (above) a paragraph.
die — picture a newspaper front page with 'die Überschrift' in big letters (feminine).
Notes
Feminine noun. Plural 'Überschriften'. Common in journalism and document formatting.