diff --git a/docs/notes/theme/config/frontmatter/basic.md b/docs/notes/theme/config/frontmatter/basic.md
index 5f16c448..1779995a 100644
--- a/docs/notes/theme/config/frontmatter/basic.md
+++ b/docs/notes/theme/config/frontmatter/basic.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ permalink: /config/frontmatter/basic/
 - 类型： `boolean`
 - 默认值： `true`
 
-当前文章内的 外部链接是否显示 外部链接图标， 即 “ <ExternalLinkIcon /> ” 图标
+当前文章内的 外部链接是否显示 外部链接图标。
 
 ### backToTop
 
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ permalink: /config/frontmatter/basic/
 
 当前文章是否 显示 右侧边栏。
 
+### outline
+
+- 类型： `false | number | [number, number] | 'deep'`
+- 默认值： `[2, 3]`
+- 详情：
+
+  要显示的标题级别。
+
+  单个数字表示只显示该级别的标题。
+
+  如果传递的是一个元组，第一个数字是最小级别，第二个数字是最大级别。
+
+  `'deep'` 与 `[2, 6]` 相同，将显示从 `<h2>` 到 `<h6>` 的所有标题。
+
 ### prev
 
 - 类型： `string | { text: string, link: string, icon?: string }`
diff --git a/docs/notes/theme/config/主题配置.md b/docs/notes/theme/config/主题配置.md
index b09427c1..e461269c 100644
--- a/docs/notes/theme/config/主题配置.md
+++ b/docs/notes/theme/config/主题配置.md
@@ -16,6 +16,79 @@ permalink: /config/basic/
 主题使用的插件默认已进行了配置，大多数情况下您不需要进行任何修改，如果需要使用到细致的定制化，请查阅
 [此文档](/config/plugins/)
 
+### hostname
+
+- 类型： `string`
+- 默认值： `''`
+- 详情：
+
+  部署站点域名。
+
+  当 `hostname` 配置为有效域名时，主题将会生成 `sitemap` 和 `seo` 相关的内容。
+
+### blog
+
+- 类型： `false | BlogOptions`
+- 默认值： `{ link: '/blog/',  include: ['**/*.md'], exclude: [] }`
+- 详情：
+
+  博客配置。
+
+```ts
+interface BlogOptions {
+  /**
+   * blog list link
+   *
+   * @default '/blog/'
+   */
+  link?: string
+
+  /**
+   * 在 `blog.dir` 目录中，通过 glob string 配置包含文件
+   *
+   * @default - ['**\*.md']
+   */
+  include?: string[]
+
+  /**
+   * 在 `blog.dir` 目录中，通过 glob string 配置排除的文件
+   *
+   * README.md 文件一般作为主页或者某个目录下的主页，不应该被读取为 blog文章
+   *
+   * @default - ['.vuepress/', 'node_modules/', '{README,index}.md']
+   */
+  exclude?: string[]
+
+  /**
+   * 分页配置
+   */
+  pagination?: false | {
+    /**
+     * 每页显示的文章数量
+     * @default 10
+     */
+    perPage?: number
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 是否启用标签页
+   * @default true
+   */
+  tags?: boolean
+  /**
+   * 是否启用归档页
+   * @default true
+   */
+  archives?: boolean
+}
+```
+
+### article
+
+- 类型： `string`
+- 默认值： `/article/`
+- 详情： 文章链接前缀
+
 ### locales
 
 - 类型： `Record<string, PlumeThemeLocaleConfig>`
@@ -69,16 +142,6 @@ permalink: /config/basic/
 - 默认值： `'Appearance'`
 - 详情： 导航栏中的主题切换按钮的文本。
 
-### hostname
-
-- 类型： `string`
-- 默认值： `''`
-- 详情：
-
-  部署站点域名。
-
-  当 `hostname` 配置为有效域名时，主题将会生成 `sitemap` 和 `seo` 相关的内容。
-
 ### avatar
 
 - 类型： `PlumeThemeAvatar`
@@ -162,79 +225,6 @@ export default {
     允许显示在导航栏的社交链接。
     该配置仅在 PC 端下有效。
 
-### blog
-
-- 类型： `false | BlogOptions`
-- 默认值： `{ link: '/blog/',  include: ['**/*.md'], exclude: [] }`
-- 详情：
-
-  博客配置。
-
-```ts
-interface BlogOptions {
-  /**
-   * blog list link
-   *
-   * @default '/blog/'
-   */
-  link?: string
-
-  /**
-   * 在 `blog.dir` 目录中，通过 glob string 配置包含文件
-   *
-   * @default - ['**\*.md']
-   */
-  include?: string[]
-
-  /**
-   * 在 `blog.dir` 目录中，通过 glob string 配置排除的文件
-   *
-   * README.md 文件一般作为主页或者某个目录下的主页，不应该被读取为 blog文章
-   *
-   * @default - ['.vuepress/', 'node_modules/', '{README,index}.md']
-   */
-  exclude?: string[]
-
-  /**
-   * 分页配置
-   */
-  pagination?: false | {
-    /**
-     * 每页显示的文章数量
-     * @default 10
-     */
-    perPage?: number
-    /**
-     * 前一页的文本
-     * @default 'Prev'
-     */
-    prevPageText?: string
-    /**
-     * 后一页的文本
-     * @default 'Next'
-     */
-    nextPageText?: string
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 是否启用标签页
-   * @default true
-   */
-  tags?: boolean
-  /**
-   * 是否启用归档页
-   * @default true
-   */
-  archives?: boolean
-}
-```
-
-### article
-
-- 类型： `string`
-- 默认值： `/article/`
-- 详情： 文章链接前缀
-
 ### navbar
 
 - 类型： `NavItem[]`
@@ -332,12 +322,30 @@ type NavItem = string | {
 
 - 类型： `false | PlumeThemeNotesOptions`
 - 默认值： `{ link: '/note', dir: 'notes', notes: [] }`
-- 详情： 笔记配置， 笔记中的文章默认不会出现在首页文章列表
+- 详情：
+
+  笔记配置， 笔记中的文章默认不会出现在首页文章列表
 
   你可以将配置的notes 配置到 navbar中，以便浏览查看
 
 详细配置请查看 [此文档](/config/notes/)
 
+### outline
+
+- 类型： `false | number | [number, number] | 'deep'`
+- 默认值： `[2, 3]`
+- 详情：
+
+  要显示的标题级别。
+
+  单个数字表示只显示该级别的标题。
+
+  如果传递的是一个元组，第一个数字是最小级别，第二个数字是最大级别。
+
+  `'deep'` 与 `[2, 6]` 相同，将显示从 `<h2>` 到 `<h6>` 的所有标题。
+
+  每个页面可以通过 [frontmatter outline](./frontmatter/basic.md#outline) 覆盖层级配置。
+
 ### selectLanguageName
 
 - 类型： `string`
diff --git a/theme/src/client/components/PageAside.vue b/theme/src/client/components/PageAside.vue
index 5b21fc5a..25e16901 100644
--- a/theme/src/client/components/PageAside.vue
+++ b/theme/src/client/components/PageAside.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import { onContentUpdated } from '@vuepress-plume/plugin-content-update/client'
-import { useActiveAnchor, useData } from '../composables/index.js'
+import { type MenuItem, getHeaders, useActiveAnchor, useData } from '../composables/index.js'
 import PageAsideItem from './PageAsideItem.vue'
 
-const { page, theme } = useData()
+const { theme, frontmatter } = useData()
 
-const headers = ref(page.value.headers)
+const headers = ref<MenuItem[]>([])
 const hasOutline = computed(() => headers.value.length > 0)
 
 onContentUpdated(() => {
-  headers.value = page.value.headers
+  headers.value = getHeaders(frontmatter.value.outline ?? theme.value.outline)
 })
 
 const container = ref()
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ function handlePrint() {
   width: 2px;
   height: 18px;
   background-color: var(--vp-c-brand-1);
+  border-radius: 2px;
   opacity: 0;
   transition:
     top 0.25s cubic-bezier(0, 1, 0.5, 1),
@@ -94,9 +95,9 @@ function handlePrint() {
 .outline-title {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-size: 14px;
   font-weight: 600;
-  line-height: 28px;
+  line-height: 32px;
   letter-spacing: 0.4px;
 }
 
diff --git a/theme/src/client/components/PageAsideItem.vue b/theme/src/client/components/PageAsideItem.vue
index bef7ece1..03bde8ef 100644
--- a/theme/src/client/components/PageAsideItem.vue
+++ b/theme/src/client/components/PageAsideItem.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import type { PageHeader } from 'vuepress/client'
+import type { MenuItem } from '../composables/index.js'
 
 defineProps<{
-  headers: PageHeader[]
+  headers: MenuItem[]
   root?: boolean
 }>()
 
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ function handleClick({ target: el }: Event) {
 .outline-link {
   display: block;
   overflow: hidden;
-  line-height: 28px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: 32px;
   color: var(--vp-c-text-2);
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/theme/src/client/composables/aside.ts b/theme/src/client/composables/aside.ts
index 008eec25..8dcfc910 100644
--- a/theme/src/client/composables/aside.ts
+++ b/theme/src/client/composables/aside.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
-import type { Ref } from 'vue'
-import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, onUpdated } from 'vue'
-import { throttleAndDebounce } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useSidebar } from './sidebar.js'
 
-const PAGE_OFFSET = 71
-
 export function useAside() {
   const { hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
   const is960 = useMediaQuery('(min-width: 960px)')
@@ -22,114 +18,3 @@ export function useAside() {
     isAsideEnabled,
   }
 }
-
-export function useActiveAnchor(
-  container: Ref<HTMLElement>,
-  marker: Ref<HTMLElement>,
-) {
-  const { isAsideEnabled } = useAside()
-
-  const onScroll = throttleAndDebounce(setActiveLink, 100)
-
-  let prevActiveLink: HTMLAnchorElement | null = null
-
-  onMounted(() => {
-    requestAnimationFrame(setActiveLink)
-    window.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll)
-  })
-
-  onUpdated(() => {
-    // sidebar update means a route change
-    activateLink(location.hash)
-  })
-
-  onUnmounted(() => {
-    window.removeEventListener('scroll', onScroll)
-  })
-
-  function setActiveLink() {
-    if (!isAsideEnabled.value)
-      return
-
-    const links = [].slice.call(
-      container.value.querySelectorAll('.outline-link'),
-    ) as HTMLAnchorElement[]
-
-    const anchors = [].slice
-      .call(document.querySelectorAll('.content .header-anchor'))
-      .filter((anchor: HTMLAnchorElement) => {
-        return links.some((link) => {
-          return link.hash === anchor.hash && anchor.offsetParent !== null
-        })
-      }) as HTMLAnchorElement[]
-
-    const scrollY = window.scrollY
-    const innerHeight = window.innerHeight
-    const offsetHeight = document.body.offsetHeight
-    const isBottom = Math.abs(scrollY + innerHeight - offsetHeight) < 1
-
-    // page bottom - highlight last one
-    if (anchors.length && isBottom) {
-      activateLink(anchors[anchors.length - 1].hash)
-      return
-    }
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) {
-      const anchor = anchors[i]
-      const nextAnchor = anchors[i + 1]
-
-      const [isActive, hash] = isAnchorActive(i, anchor, nextAnchor)
-
-      if (isActive) {
-        activateLink(hash)
-        return
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  function activateLink(hash: string | null) {
-    if (prevActiveLink)
-      prevActiveLink.classList.remove('active')
-
-    if (hash !== null) {
-      prevActiveLink = container.value.querySelector(
-        `a[href="${decodeURIComponent(hash)}"]`,
-      )
-    }
-
-    const activeLink = prevActiveLink
-
-    if (activeLink) {
-      activeLink.classList.add('active')
-      marker.value.style.top = `${activeLink.offsetTop + 33}px`
-      marker.value.style.opacity = '1'
-    }
-    else {
-      marker.value.style.top = '33px'
-      marker.value.style.opacity = '0'
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-function getAnchorTop(anchor: HTMLAnchorElement): number {
-  return anchor.parentElement!.offsetTop - PAGE_OFFSET
-}
-
-function isAnchorActive(
-  index: number,
-  anchor: HTMLAnchorElement,
-  nextAnchor: HTMLAnchorElement | undefined,
-): [boolean, string | null] {
-  const scrollTop = window.scrollY
-
-  if (index === 0 && scrollTop === 0)
-    return [true, null]
-
-  if (scrollTop < getAnchorTop(anchor))
-    return [false, null]
-
-  if (!nextAnchor || scrollTop < getAnchorTop(nextAnchor))
-    return [true, anchor.hash]
-
-  return [false, null]
-}
diff --git a/theme/src/client/composables/index.ts b/theme/src/client/composables/index.ts
index 21de7149..6457dac6 100644
--- a/theme/src/client/composables/index.ts
+++ b/theme/src/client/composables/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ export * from './locale.js'
 export * from './useRouteQuery.js'
 export * from './watermark.js'
 export * from './data.js'
+export * from './outline.js'
diff --git a/theme/src/client/composables/outline.ts b/theme/src/client/composables/outline.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be0506cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theme/src/client/composables/outline.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+import { onMounted, onUnmounted, onUpdated } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+import type { PlumeThemeLocaleData } from '../../shared/index.js'
+import { throttleAndDebounce } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { useAside } from './aside.js'
+
+export interface Header {
+  /**
+   * The level of the header
+   *
+   * `1` to `6` for `<h1>` to `<h6>`
+   */
+  level: number
+  /**
+   * The title of the header
+   */
+  title: string
+  /**
+   * The slug of the header
+   *
+   * Typically the `id` attr of the header anchor
+   */
+  slug: string
+  /**
+   * Link of the header
+   *
+   * Typically using `#${slug}` as the anchor hash
+   */
+  link: string
+  /**
+   * The children of the header
+   */
+  children: Header[]
+}
+
+// cached list of anchor elements from resolveHeaders
+const resolvedHeaders: { element: HTMLHeadElement, link: string }[] = []
+
+export type MenuItem = Omit<Header, 'slug' | 'children'> & {
+  element: HTMLHeadElement
+  children?: MenuItem[]
+}
+
+export function getHeaders(range: PlumeThemeLocaleData['outline']): MenuItem[] {
+  const headers = Array.from(
+    document.querySelectorAll('.plume-content :where(h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)'),
+  )
+    .filter(el => el.id && el.hasChildNodes())
+    .map((el) => {
+      const level = Number(el.tagName[1])
+      return {
+        element: el as HTMLHeadElement,
+        title: serializeHeader(el),
+        link: `#${el.id}`,
+        level,
+      }
+    })
+  return resolveHeaders(headers, range)
+}
+
+function serializeHeader(h: Element): string {
+  // <hx><a href="#"><span>title</span></a></hx>
+  const anchor = h.firstChild
+  const el = anchor?.firstChild
+  let ret = ''
+  for (const node of Array.from(el?.childNodes ?? [])) {
+    if (node.nodeType === 1) {
+      if (
+        (node as Element).classList.contains('badge-view')
+        || (node as Element).classList.contains('ignore-header')
+      )
+        continue
+
+      ret += node.textContent
+    }
+    else if (node.nodeType === 3) {
+      ret += node.textContent
+    }
+  }
+  // maybe `<hx><a href="#"></a><a href="xxx"></a</hx>` or more
+  let next = anchor?.nextSibling
+  while (next) {
+    if (next.nodeType === 1 || next.nodeType === 3)
+      ret += next.textContent
+
+    next = next.nextSibling
+  }
+  return ret.trim()
+}
+
+export function resolveHeaders(headers: MenuItem[], range?: PlumeThemeLocaleData['outline']): MenuItem[] {
+  if (range === false)
+    return []
+
+  const levelsRange = range || 2
+
+  const [high, low]: [number, number]
+    = typeof levelsRange === 'number'
+      ? [levelsRange, levelsRange]
+      : levelsRange === 'deep'
+        ? [2, 6]
+        : levelsRange
+
+  headers = headers.filter(h => h.level >= high && h.level <= low)
+  // clear previous caches
+  resolvedHeaders.length = 0
+  // update global header list for active link rendering
+  for (const { element, link } of headers)
+    resolvedHeaders.push({ element, link })
+
+  const ret: MenuItem[] = []
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-labels, no-restricted-syntax
+  outer: for (let i = 0; i < headers.length; i++) {
+    const cur = headers[i]
+    if (i === 0) {
+      ret.push(cur)
+    }
+    else {
+      for (let j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
+        const prev = headers[j]
+        if (prev.level < cur.level) {
+          ;(prev.children || (prev.children = [])).push(cur)
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-labels
+          continue outer
+        }
+      }
+      ret.push(cur)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ret
+}
+
+export function useActiveAnchor(container: Ref<HTMLElement>, marker: Ref<HTMLElement>): void {
+  const { isAsideEnabled } = useAside()
+
+  let prevActiveLink: HTMLAnchorElement | null = null
+
+  const setActiveLink = (): void => {
+    if (!isAsideEnabled.value)
+      return
+
+    const scrollY = window.scrollY
+    const innerHeight = window.innerHeight
+    const offsetHeight = document.body.offsetHeight
+    const isBottom = Math.abs(scrollY + innerHeight - offsetHeight) < 1
+
+    // resolvedHeaders may be repositioned, hidden or fix positioned
+    const headers = resolvedHeaders
+      .map(({ element, link }) => ({
+        link,
+        top: getAbsoluteTop(element),
+      }))
+      .filter(({ top }) => !Number.isNaN(top))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.top - b.top)
+
+    // no headers available for active link
+    if (!headers.length) {
+      activateLink(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    // page top
+    if (scrollY < 1) {
+      activateLink(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    // page bottom - highlight last link
+    if (isBottom) {
+      activateLink(headers[headers.length - 1].link)
+      return
+    }
+
+    // find the last header above the top of viewport
+    let activeLink: string | null = null
+    for (const { link, top } of headers) {
+      if (top > scrollY + 144)
+        break
+
+      activeLink = link
+    }
+    activateLink(activeLink)
+  }
+
+  function activateLink(hash: string | null): void {
+    if (prevActiveLink)
+      prevActiveLink.classList.remove('active')
+
+    if (hash == null) {
+      prevActiveLink = null
+    }
+    else {
+      prevActiveLink = container.value.querySelector(
+        `a[href="${decodeURIComponent(hash)}"]`,
+      )
+    }
+
+    const activeLink = prevActiveLink
+
+    if (activeLink) {
+      activeLink.classList.add('active')
+      marker.value.style.top = `${activeLink.offsetTop + 39}px`
+      marker.value.style.opacity = '1'
+    }
+    else {
+      marker.value.style.top = '33px'
+      marker.value.style.opacity = '0'
+    }
+  }
+
+  const onScroll = throttleAndDebounce(setActiveLink, 100)
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    requestAnimationFrame(setActiveLink)
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll)
+  })
+
+  onUpdated(() => {
+    // sidebar update means a route change
+    activateLink(location.hash)
+  })
+
+  onUnmounted(() => {
+    window.removeEventListener('scroll', onScroll)
+  })
+}
+
+function getAbsoluteTop(element: HTMLElement): number {
+  let offsetTop = 0
+  while (element !== document.body) {
+    if (element === null) {
+      // child element is:
+      // - not attached to the DOM (display: none)
+      // - set to fixed position (not scrollable)
+      // - body or html element (null offsetParent)
+      return Number.NaN
+    }
+    offsetTop += element.offsetTop
+    element = element.offsetParent as HTMLElement
+  }
+  return offsetTop
+}
diff --git a/theme/src/node/config/resolveLocaleOptions.ts b/theme/src/node/config/resolveLocaleOptions.ts
index d95f6d3d..3845e309 100644
--- a/theme/src/node/config/resolveLocaleOptions.ts
+++ b/theme/src/node/config/resolveLocaleOptions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const FALLBACK_OPTIONS: PlumeThemeLocaleData = {
   article: '/article/',
   notes: { link: '/', dir: '/notes/', notes: [] },
   navbarSocialInclude: ['github', 'twitter', 'discord', 'facebook'],
+  outline: [2, 3],
 
   // page meta
   editLink: true,
diff --git a/theme/src/shared/frontmatter.ts b/theme/src/shared/frontmatter.ts
index ecda00eb..e784e7e4 100644
--- a/theme/src/shared/frontmatter.ts
+++ b/theme/src/shared/frontmatter.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export interface PlumeThemePageFrontmatter {
   contributors?: boolean
   prev?: string | NavItemWithLink
   next?: string | NavItemWithLink
+  outline?: false | number | [number, number] | 'deep'
   backToTop?: boolean
   externalLink?: boolean
   readingTime?: boolean
diff --git a/theme/src/shared/options/locale.ts b/theme/src/shared/options/locale.ts
index 8acc37f2..edeb5663 100644
--- a/theme/src/shared/options/locale.ts
+++ b/theme/src/shared/options/locale.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export interface PlumeThemeLocaleData extends LocaleData {
    */
   notes?: false | NotesDataOptions
 
+  outline?: false | number | [number, number] | 'deep'
+
   /**
    * language text
    */