diff --git a/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx b/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx
index aa069f9cd..d55d01117 100644
--- a/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/RecentNotes.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default ((userOpts?: Partial<Options>) => {
     const remaining = Math.max(0, pages.length - opts.limit)
     return (
       <div class={classNames(displayClass, "recent-notes")}>
-        <span>{opts.title ?? i18n(cfg.locale).components.recentNotes.title}</span>
+        <h4>{opts.title ?? i18n(cfg.locale).components.recentNotes.title}</h4>
         <ul class="recent-ul">
           {pages.slice(0, opts.limit).map((page) => {
             const title = page.frontmatter?.title ?? i18n(cfg.locale).propertyDefaults.title
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ export default ((userOpts?: Partial<Options>) => {
               <li class="recent-li">
                 <div class="section">
                   <div class="desc">
-                    <h3>
+                    <span>
                       <a href={resolveRelative(fileData.slug!, page.slug!)} class="internal">
                         {title}
                       </a>
-                    </h3>
+                    </span>
                   </div>
                   {page.dates && (
                     <p class="meta">