<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. --> [`stripHeading`](stripHeading) ## stripHeading() function Normalizes headings for link matching by stripping out special characters and shrinking consecutive spaces. **Signature:** ```typescript export function stripHeading(heading: string): string; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | <code>heading</code> | <code>string</code> | | **Returns:** `string`