Accessibility Standards Explorer

Explore the details of common accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 A, AA, and AAA.

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Selected Standards: ACT
area-alt

Description: Ensure <area> elements of image maps have alternative text

Help: Active <area> elements must have alternative text

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/area-alt?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag244wcag412section508section508.22.aTTv5TT6.aEN-301-549EN-9.2.4.4EN-9.4.1.2ACT

aria-command-name

Description: Ensure every ARIA button, link and menuitem has an accessible name

Help: ARIA commands must have an accessible name

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-command-name?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.ariawcag2awcag412TTv5TT6.aEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2ACT

aria-input-field-name

Description: Ensure every ARIA input field has an accessible name

Help: ARIA input fields must have an accessible name

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-input-field-name?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.ariawcag2awcag412TTv5TT5.cEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2ACT

aria-toggle-field-name

Description: Ensure every ARIA toggle field has an accessible name

Help: ARIA toggle fields must have an accessible name

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-toggle-field-name?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.ariawcag2awcag412TTv5TT5.cEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2ACT

autocomplete-valid

Description: Ensure the autocomplete attribute is correct and suitable for the form field

Help: autocomplete attribute must be used correctly

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/autocomplete-valid?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.formswcag21aawcag135EN-301-549EN-9.1.3.5ACT

avoid-inline-spacing

Description: Ensure that text spacing set through style attributes can be adjusted with custom stylesheets

Help: Inline text spacing must be adjustable with custom stylesheets

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/avoid-inline-spacing?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.structurewcag21aawcag1412EN-301-549EN-9.1.4.12ACT

button-name

Description: Ensure buttons have discernible text

Help: Buttons must have discernible text

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/button-name?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.name-role-valuewcag2awcag412section508section508.22.aTTv5TT6.aEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2ACT

color-contrast-enhanced

Description: Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AAA enhanced contrast ratio thresholds

Help: Elements must meet enhanced color contrast ratio thresholds

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/color-contrast-enhanced?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.colorwcag2aaawcag146ACT

color-contrast

Description: Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

Help: Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/color-contrast?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.colorwcag2aawcag143TTv5TT13.cEN-301-549EN-9.1.4.3ACT

document-title

Description: Ensure each HTML document contains a non-empty <title> element

Help: Documents must have <title> element to aid in navigation

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/document-title?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag242TTv5TT12.aEN-301-549EN-9.2.4.2ACT

html-has-lang

Description: Ensure every HTML document has a lang attribute

Help: <html> element must have a lang attribute

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/html-has-lang?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.languagewcag2awcag311TTv5TT11.aEN-301-549EN-9.3.1.1ACT

html-lang-valid

Description: Ensure the lang attribute of the <html> element has a valid value

Help: <html> element must have a valid value for the lang attribute

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/html-lang-valid?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.languagewcag2awcag311TTv5TT11.aEN-301-549EN-9.3.1.1ACT

html-xml-lang-mismatch

Description: Ensure that HTML elements with both valid lang and xml:lang attributes agree on the base language of the page

Help: HTML elements with lang and xml:lang must have the same base language

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/html-xml-lang-mismatch?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.languagewcag2awcag311EN-301-549EN-9.3.1.1ACT

image-alt

Description: Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation

Help: Images must have alternative text

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/image-alt?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag111section508section508.22.aTTv5TT7.aTT7.bEN-301-549EN-9.1.1.1ACT

input-button-name

Description: Ensure input buttons have discernible text

Help: Input buttons must have discernible text

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/input-button-name?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.name-role-valuewcag2awcag412section508section508.22.aTTv5TT5.cEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2ACT

input-image-alt

Description: Ensure <input type="image"> elements have alternative text

Help: Image buttons must have alternative text

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/input-image-alt?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag111wcag412section508section508.22.aTTv5TT7.aEN-301-549EN-9.1.1.1EN-9.4.1.2ACT

label

Description: Ensure every form element has a label

Help: Form elements must have labels

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/label?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.formswcag2awcag412section508section508.22.nTTv5TT5.cEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2ACT

meta-viewport

Description: Ensure <meta name="viewport"> does not disable text scaling and zooming

Help: Zooming and scaling must not be disabled

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/meta-viewport?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.sensory-and-visual-cueswcag2aawcag144EN-301-549EN-9.1.4.4ACT

no-autoplay-audio

Description: Ensure <video> or <audio> elements do not autoplay audio for more than 3 seconds without a control mechanism to stop or mute the audio

Help: <video> or <audio> elements must not play automatically

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/no-autoplay-audio?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.time-and-mediawcag2awcag142TTv5TT2.aEN-301-549EN-9.1.4.2ACT

presentation-role-conflict

Description: Elements marked as presentational should not have global ARIA or tabindex to ensure all screen readers ignore them

Help: Ensure elements marked as presentational are consistently ignored

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/presentation-role-conflict?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.ariabest-practiceACT

role-img-alt

Description: Ensure [role="img"] elements have alternative text

Help: [role="img"] elements must have an alternative text

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/role-img-alt?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag111section508section508.22.aTTv5TT7.aEN-301-549EN-9.1.1.1ACT

select-name

Description: Ensure select element has an accessible name

Help: Select element must have an accessible name

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/select-name?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.formswcag2awcag412section508section508.22.nTTv5TT5.cEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2ACT

svg-img-alt

Description: Ensure <svg> elements with an img, graphics-document or graphics-symbol role have an accessible text

Help: <svg> elements with an img role must have an alternative text

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/svg-img-alt?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag111section508section508.22.aTTv5TT7.aEN-301-549EN-9.1.1.1ACT

valid-lang

Description: Ensure lang attributes have valid values

Help: lang attribute must have a valid value

Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/valid-lang?application=axeAPI

Tags: cat.languagewcag2aawcag312TTv5TT11.bEN-301-549EN-9.3.1.2ACT

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