Note: Lower level standards are automatically included.
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-allowed-attr
Description: Ensure an element's role supports its ARIA attributes
Help: Elements must only use supported ARIA attributes
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-allowed-attr?application=axeAPI
aria-braille-equivalent
Description: Ensure aria-braillelabel and aria-brailleroledescription have a non-braille equivalent
Help: aria-braille attributes must have a non-braille equivalent
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-braille-equivalent?application=axeAPI
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
aria-conditional-attr
Description: Ensure ARIA attributes are used as described in the specification of the element's role
Help: ARIA attributes must be used as specified for the element's role
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-conditional-attr?application=axeAPI
aria-deprecated-role
Description: Ensure elements do not use deprecated roles
Help: Deprecated ARIA roles must not be used
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-deprecated-role?application=axeAPI
aria-hidden-body
Description: Ensure aria-hidden="true" is not present on the document body.
Help: aria-hidden="true" must not be present on the document body
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-hidden-body?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.ariawcag2awcag131wcag412EN-301-549EN-9.1.3.1EN-9.4.1.2
aria-hidden-focus
Description: Ensure aria-hidden elements are not focusable nor contain focusable elements
Help: ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-hidden-focus?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.name-role-valuewcag2awcag412TTv5TT6.aEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2
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
aria-meter-name
Description: Ensure every ARIA meter node has an accessible name
Help: ARIA meter nodes must have an accessible name
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-meter-name?application=axeAPI
aria-progressbar-name
Description: Ensure every ARIA progressbar node has an accessible name
Help: ARIA progressbar nodes must have an accessible name
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-progressbar-name?application=axeAPI
aria-prohibited-attr
Description: Ensure ARIA attributes are not prohibited for an element's role
Help: Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributes
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-prohibited-attr?application=axeAPI
aria-required-attr
Description: Ensure elements with ARIA roles have all required ARIA attributes
Help: Required ARIA attributes must be provided
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-required-attr?application=axeAPI
aria-required-children
Description: Ensure elements with an ARIA role that require child roles contain them
Help: Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-required-children?application=axeAPI
aria-required-parent
Description: Ensure elements with an ARIA role that require parent roles are contained by them
Help: Certain ARIA roles must be contained by particular parents
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-required-parent?application=axeAPI
aria-roledescription
Description: Ensure aria-roledescription is only used on elements with an implicit or explicit role
Help: aria-roledescription must be on elements with a semantic role
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-roledescription?application=axeAPI
aria-roles
Description: Ensure all elements with a role attribute use a valid value
Help: ARIA roles used must conform to valid values
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-roles?application=axeAPI
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
aria-tooltip-name
Description: Ensure every ARIA tooltip node has an accessible name
Help: ARIA tooltip nodes must have an accessible name
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-tooltip-name?application=axeAPI
aria-valid-attr-value
Description: Ensure all ARIA attributes have valid values
Help: ARIA attributes must conform to valid values
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-valid-attr-value?application=axeAPI
aria-valid-attr
Description: Ensure attributes that begin with aria- are valid ARIA attributes
Help: ARIA attributes must conform to valid names
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-valid-attr?application=axeAPI
audio-caption
Description: Ensure <audio> elements have captions
Help: <audio> elements must have a captions track
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/audio-caption?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.time-and-mediawcag2awcag121EN-301-549EN-9.1.2.1section508section508.22.adeprecated
blink
Description: Ensure <blink> elements are not used
Help: <blink> elements are deprecated and must not be used
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/blink?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.time-and-mediawcag2awcag222section508section508.22.jTTv5TT2.bEN-301-549EN-9.2.2.2
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
bypass
Description: Ensure each page has at least one mechanism for a user to bypass navigation and jump straight to the content
Help: Page must have means to bypass repeated blocks
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/bypass?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.keyboardwcag2awcag241section508section508.22.oTTv5TT9.aEN-301-549EN-9.2.4.1
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
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
definition-list
Description: Ensure <dl> elements are structured correctly
Help: <dl> elements must only directly contain properly-ordered <dt> and <dd> groups, <script>, <template> or <div> elements
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/definition-list?application=axeAPI
dlitem
Description: Ensure <dt> and <dd> elements are contained by a <dl>
Help: <dt> and <dd> elements must be contained by a <dl>
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/dlitem?application=axeAPI
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
duplicate-id-aria
Description: Ensure every id attribute value used in ARIA and in labels is unique
Help: IDs used in ARIA and labels must be unique
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/duplicate-id-aria?application=axeAPI
form-field-multiple-labels
Description: Ensure form field does not have multiple label elements
Help: Form field must not have multiple label elements
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/form-field-multiple-labels?application=axeAPI
frame-focusable-content
Description: Ensure <frame> and <iframe> elements with focusable content do not have tabindex=-1
Help: Frames with focusable content must not have tabindex=-1
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/frame-focusable-content?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.keyboardwcag2awcag211TTv5TT4.aEN-301-549EN-9.2.1.1
frame-title-unique
Description: Ensure <iframe> and <frame> elements contain a unique title attribute
Help: Frames must have a unique title attribute
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/frame-title-unique?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag412TTv5TT12.dEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2
frame-title
Description: Ensure <iframe> and <frame> elements have an accessible name
Help: Frames must have an accessible name
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/frame-title?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.text-alternativeswcag2awcag412section508section508.22.iTTv5TT12.dEN-301-549EN-9.4.1.2
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
identical-links-same-purpose
Description: Ensure that links with the same accessible name serve a similar purpose
Help: Links with the same name must have a similar purpose
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/identical-links-same-purpose?application=axeAPI
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
link-in-text-block
Description: Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color
Help: Links must be distinguishable without relying on color
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/link-in-text-block?application=axeAPI
link-name
Description: Ensure links have discernible text
Help: Links must have discernible text
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/link-name?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.name-role-valuewcag2awcag244wcag412section508section508.22.aTTv5TT6.aEN-301-549EN-9.2.4.4EN-9.4.1.2ACT
list
Description: Ensure that lists are structured correctly
Help: <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/list?application=axeAPI
listitem
Description: Ensure <li> elements are used semantically
Help: <li> elements must be contained in a <ul> or <ol>
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/listitem?application=axeAPI
marquee
Description: Ensure <marquee> elements are not used
Help: <marquee> elements are deprecated and must not be used
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/marquee?application=axeAPI
meta-refresh-no-exceptions
Description: Ensure <meta http-equiv="refresh"> is not used for delayed refresh
Help: Delayed refresh must not be used
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/meta-refresh-no-exceptions?application=axeAPI
meta-refresh
Description: Ensure <meta http-equiv="refresh"> is not used for delayed refresh
Help: Delayed refresh under 20 hours must not be used
Help URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/meta-refresh?application=axeAPI
Tags: cat.time-and-mediawcag2awcag221TTv5TT8.aEN-301-549EN-9.2.2.1
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