3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

M CHANGELOG.md
M _sass/minimal-mistakes/_base.scss
M _sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss

@@ 2,6 2,7 @@
 
 ### Enhancements
 
+- Improve headline hierarchy and add Sass specific variables `$h-size-x`. [#2423](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/2423)
 - Improve accessibility of `default` skin by increasing color contrast of text and links.
 - Hide posts with `hidden: true` YAML front matter from appearing in listings. [#2345](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/2345)
 - Add Irish (Gaeilge) localized UI text strings. [#2422](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/2422)

@@ 35,27 35,27 @@ h6 {
 
 h1 {
   margin-top: 0;
-  font-size: $type-size-3;
+  font-size: $h-size-1;
 }
 
 h2 {
-  font-size: $type-size-4;
+  font-size: $h-size-2;
 }
 
 h3 {
-  font-size: $type-size-5;
+  font-size: $h-size-3;
 }
 
 h4 {
-  font-size: $type-size-6;
+  font-size: $h-size-4;
 }
 
 h5 {
-  font-size: $type-size-6;
+  font-size: $h-size-5;
 }
 
 h6 {
-  font-size: $type-size-6;
+  font-size: $h-size-6;
 }
 
 small,

@@ 43,6 43,14 @@ $type-size-6: 0.75em !default; // ~12px
 $type-size-7: 0.6875em !default; // ~11px
 $type-size-8: 0.625em !default; // ~10px
 
+/* headline scale */
+$h-size-1: 1.563em !default; // ~25.008px
+$h-size-2: 1.25em !default; // ~20px
+$h-size-3: 1.125em !default; // ~18px
+$h-size-4: 1.0625em !default; // ~17px
+$h-size-5: 1.03125em !default; // ~16.5px
+$h-size-6: 1em !default; // ~16px
+
 /*
    Colors
    ========================================================================== */