diff --git a/scss/components/_alerts.scss b/scss/components/_alerts.scss
index a0030547..f48042b9 100644
--- a/scss/components/_alerts.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_alerts.scss
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
   .alert__title {
     @include h3;
+    margin-top: 0;
   }
 
   .alert__content {
diff --git a/scss/elements/_typography.scss b/scss/elements/_typography.scss
index e720402c..facba32b 100644
--- a/scss/elements/_typography.scss
+++ b/scss/elements/_typography.scss
@@ -9,23 +9,14 @@
   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 }
 
+p {
+  margin: 0 0 ($gap * 2) 0;
+  max-width: 45em;
+}
+
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
   font-family: $font-sans;
-
-  .usa-button {
-    position: relative;
-    bottom: 0.5rem;
-    left: 1rem;
-  }
-
-}
-
-h1 {
-  margin-top: 0.5em;
-}
-
-h2 {
-  margin-top: 0;
+  margin: ($gap * 2) 0;
 }
 
 a,