Heading can refer to:

• Heading (metalworking), a process which incorporates the extruding and upsetting processes
• Headline, text at the top of a newspaper article
• Heading (navigation), the direction a person or vehicle is facing, usually similar to its course
  • Aircraft heading, the direction that the aircraft's nose is pointing
• Double-heading, the use of two locomotives at the front of a train
• Subject heading, an integral part of bibliographic control
• Using one's head to move an airborne football or volleyball
• Heading off, (especially with regard to livestock, sports or military action), circling around to prevent livestock or opponents from fleeing. See Heading dog.
• Heading date, a parameter in barley cultivation
• Heading, part of a flag used to attach it to the halyard; see Flag#Hoisting the flag.