diff --git a/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/__tests__/buildBarProps.test.mjs b/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/__tests__/buildBarProps.test.mjs
index 82484d18..0cc00a9d 100644
--- a/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/__tests__/buildBarProps.test.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/__tests__/buildBarProps.test.mjs
@@ -65,11 +65,76 @@ describe('extractHeadings', () => {
 
     assert.equal(result.length, 2);
     assert.equal(result[0].slug, 'fs-readfile');
+    assert.equal(result[0].value, 'fs.readFile()');
     assert.equal(result[0].depth, 2);
     assert.equal(result[0].stability, 2);
     assert.equal(result[1].stability, 2);
   });
 
+  it('keeps method table of contents labels compact', () => {
+    const entries = [
+      {
+        heading: {
+          depth: 3,
+          data: {
+            text: '`crypto.createHash(algorithm[, options])`',
+            name: 'createHash',
+            slug: 'crypto-createhash',
+            type: 'method',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const [result] = extractHeadings(entries);
+
+    assert.equal(result.value, 'crypto.createHash()');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps full method labels when compact labels would collide', () => {
+    const entries = [
+      {
+        heading: {
+          depth: 3,
+          data: {
+            text: '`url.format(urlObject)`',
+            name: 'format',
+            slug: 'url-format-urlobject',
+            type: 'method',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        heading: {
+          depth: 3,
+          data: {
+            text: '`url.format(urlString)`',
+            name: 'format',
+            slug: 'url-format-urlstring',
+            type: 'method',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        heading: {
+          depth: 3,
+          data: {
+            text: '`url.parse(urlString)`',
+            name: 'parse',
+            slug: 'url-parse-urlstring',
+            type: 'method',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const result = extractHeadings(entries);
+
+    assert.equal(result[0].value, 'url.format(urlObject)');
+    assert.equal(result[1].value, 'url.format(urlString)');
+    assert.equal(result[2].value, 'url.parse()');
+  });
+
   it('filters out entries with empty heading text', () => {
     const entries = [
       {
diff --git a/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/buildBarProps.mjs b/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/buildBarProps.mjs
index 6f21b183..9d90a4a3 100644
--- a/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/buildBarProps.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/jsx-ast/utils/buildBarProps.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,36 @@ import { visit } from 'unist-util-visit';
 
 import { TOC_MAX_HEADING_DEPTH } from '../constants.mjs';
 
+const SHORT_SIGNATURE_TYPES = new Set(['classMethod', 'ctor', 'method']);
+
+/**
+ * Formats a full heading label for the table of contents.
+ * @param {import('../../metadata/types').HeadingData} data
+ */
+const formatHeading = data =>
+  data.text
+    // Remove any containing code blocks
+    .replace(/`/g, '')
+    // Remove any prefixes (i.e. 'Class:')
+    .replace(/^[^:]+:/, '')
+    // Trim the remaining whitespace
+    .trim();
+
+/**
+ * Shortens method-like headings so the table of contents remains scannable.
+ * @param {import('../../metadata/types').HeadingData} data
+ */
+const formatCodeHeading = data => {
+  const code = data.text.match(/`([^`]+)`/)?.[1] ?? data.text;
+  const signatureStart = code.indexOf('(');
+
+  if (signatureStart === -1) {
+    return code.replace(/`/g, '').trim();
+  }
+
+  return `${code.slice(0, signatureStart).replace(/^new\s+/, '')}()`;
+};
+
 /**
  * Generate a combined plain text string from all MDAST entries for estimating reading time.
  *
@@ -31,23 +61,11 @@ const shouldIncludeEntryInToC = ({ heading }) =>
 /**
  * Extracts and formats heading information from an API documentation entry.
  * @param {import('../../metadata/types').MetadataEntry} entry
+ * @param {string} heading
  */
-const extractHeading = entry => {
+const extractHeading = (entry, heading) => {
   const data = entry.heading.data;
 
-  const cliFlagOrEnv = [...data.text.matchAll(/`(-[\w-]+|[A-Z0-9_]+=)/g)];
-
-  const heading =
-    cliFlagOrEnv.length > 0
-      ? cliFlagOrEnv.at(-1)[1]
-      : data.text
-          // Remove any containing code blocks
-          .replace(/`/g, '')
-          // Remove any prefixes (i.e. 'Class:')
-          .replace(/^[^:]+:/, '')
-          // Trim the remaining whitespace
-          .trim();
-
   return {
     depth: entry.heading.depth,
     value: heading,
@@ -57,10 +75,45 @@ const extractHeading = entry => {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Extracts both the full heading and the optional compact heading candidate.
+ * @param {import('../../metadata/types').MetadataEntry} entry
+ */
+const prepareHeading = entry => {
+  const data = entry.heading.data;
+  const cliFlagOrEnv = [...data.text.matchAll(/`(-[\w-]+|[A-Z0-9_]+=)/g)];
+
+  if (cliFlagOrEnv.length > 0) {
+    return { entry, heading: cliFlagOrEnv.at(-1)[1], compactHeading: null };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    entry,
+    heading: formatHeading(data),
+    compactHeading: SHORT_SIGNATURE_TYPES.has(data.type)
+      ? formatCodeHeading(data)
+      : null,
+  };
+};
+
 /**
  * Build the list of heading metadata for sidebar navigation.
  *
  * @param {Array<import('../../metadata/types').MetadataEntry>} entries - All API metadata entries
  */
-export const extractHeadings = entries =>
-  entries.filter(shouldIncludeEntryInToC).map(extractHeading);
+export const extractHeadings = entries => {
+  const headings = entries.filter(shouldIncludeEntryInToC).map(prepareHeading);
+  const compactHeadingCounts = Map.groupBy(
+    headings.filter(({ compactHeading }) => compactHeading),
+    ({ compactHeading }) => compactHeading
+  );
+
+  return headings.map(({ entry, heading, compactHeading }) =>
+    extractHeading(
+      entry,
+      compactHeading && compactHeadingCounts.get(compactHeading).length === 1
+        ? compactHeading
+        : heading
+    )
+  );
+};