The only occurrence is at the line you linked to and I tried replacing $title$ with a random string to see where it pops up and it is in the title page. I don't see any other. Here is default.epub3 that I am using. Thanks $pagetitle$ $for(css)$ $endfor$ $for(header-includes)$ $header-includes$ $endfor$ $if(titlepage)$
$for(title)$ $if(title.type)$

$title.text$

$else$

$title$

$endif$ $endfor$ $if(subtitle)$

$subtitle$

$endif$ $for(author)$

$author$

$endfor$ $for(creator)$

$creator.text$

$endfor$ $if(publisher)$

$publisher$

$endif$ $if(date)$

$date$

$endif$ $if(rights)$
$rights$
$endif$ $if(abstract)$
$abstract-title$
$abstract$
$endif$
$else$ $if(coverpage)$
$else$ $for(include-before)$ $include-before$ $endfor$ $body$ $for(include-after)$ $include-after$ $endfor$ $endif$ $endif$ On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 7:31:14 AM UTC-7 BP wrote: > Searching for `$title$` elsewhere in the template and adjusting as needed > should do the trick. > > Den tis 3 maj 2022 01:09Antonio Piccolboni skrev: > >> Thanks, I gave it a try, removing the nested for and if starting at the >> line you highlighted, but it doesn't elicit the desired result. Opening up >> the epub, the aforementioned template lines affect something in the >> title_page.xhtml file, but the additional h1 level title remains in the >> ch001.xhtml file. There is no other explicit h1 heading in the template. >> >> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 12:30:10 AM UTC-7 BP wrote: >> >>> The "problem" is that the title from the metadata is inserted as a level >>> 1 heading. I believe this is done by the template. >>> >>> >>> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/blob/c1105e6b06d7436f43236191e32156a863de0e13/data/templates/default.epub3#L24 >>> >>> You can make a copy of the default template, remove that part and use >>> that as your custom template. >>> >>> Den tors 28 apr. 2022 04:50Antonio Piccolboni skrev: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> if I start a markdown file with a level 2 heading (## Introduction), >>>> then, only in the epub output, there is a level 1 heading with the same >>>> title as the book. html and pdf start with the level 2 heading, no problem. >>>> How can I prevent the creation of this spurious heading? Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> Antonio >>>> >>>> cmd: *pandoc* -s minimal.md -o minimal.pdf (or epub, or html) >>>> >>>> minimal example: >>>> >>>> --- >>>> title: "Minimal" >>>> --- >>>> >>>> >>>> ## Introduction >>>> >>>> >>>> bla bla bla >>>> >>>> # Chapter Uno >>>> >>>> Bla bla bla >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to pandoc-discus...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/55088d13-2a2f-4cd7-b865-2d5e32c44911n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "pandoc-discuss" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to pandoc-discus...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/4c62d794-40d8-44c2-b444-42c701654c50n%40googlegroups.com >> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/23782580-07fb-451c-8b1c-0accbeb09a07n%40googlegroups.com.