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Link with no href or event handler Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

a element placeholder link with no event handler or href attribute doesn’t work in some screen readers.

Help

  • VoiceOver macOS 14.6 with Safari 17.6 on macOS 14.6.1 when Reading: Announced as clickable, but no event handler so nothing happens when clicked
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6 with Safari 16.6 on macOS 13.6.0 when Reading: Announced as clickable, but no event handler so nothing happens when clicked
  • VoiceOver macOS 12.5 with Safari 15.6 on macOS 12.5.1 when Reading: Announced as clickable, but no event handler so nothing happens when clicked
  • VoiceOver macOS 11.5 with Safari 15.0 on macOS 11.5.2 when Reading: Announced as clickable, but no event handler so nothing happens when clicked

Applicable standards

  • VoiceOver macOS 14.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 12.5
  • VoiceOver macOS 11.5

Change history

  • 5.27 Oct 2017 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccCompat-a-no-handler-no-href