The phrase "a headline on a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific headline that appears in a publication, article, or online content.
Example: "The article featured a headline on a recent study about climate change."
Alternatives: "a title in a" or "a heading in a".
INSIDE THE TIMES A headline on a capsule summary last Sunday for a magazine article about the writer John le Carré misstated his age.
INSIDE THE TIMES A headline on a capsule summary on Tuesday for an article about an American law student from Queens who is being held in Egypt overstated his legal status.
INSIDE THE TIMES A headline on a capsule summary on Wednesday for a sports article about the development of a college men's golf program misidentified, in some editions, the university for which the team plays.
"Demand to Make Japan 53rd State," screams a headline on a tabloid thrust at the audience at one point by dancers rushing up and down the aisles.
"Muslim killers," a headline on a cover three days before Haque's assault read.
It "Threatens to Tear Nation Apart," read a headline on a popular news site.
FOR THE RECORD Los Angeles Times Tuesday July 31 , 2001Home Edition Part A Part A Page 2 Zones Desk 2 inches; 40 words Type of Material: Correction Dinosaur tracks--A headline on a story in Saturday's Times about three Boy Scouts who vandalized dinosaur imprints in Utah incorrectly used the term archeology in describing the branch of science that examines dinosaurs.
Real estate ruling: In the Nov. 22 Section A, headlines on an article about a California Supreme Court ruling regarding real estate transactions said that the decision affected Realtors.
Correction: May 8, 2004, Saturday A headline on Wednesday about a New York Court of Appeals ruling in a sexual harassment case referred imprecisely to the decision.
Correction: June 8 , 2004 Tuesday A headline on Sunday about a fire that killed a Queens woman, Joyce Marasco, misstated her age in some copies.
Correction: A headline on an earlier version of this story said Lisitsa was Russian.
