fieldset
with invalid legend
Accessibility Checkpoint
Description
The legend
must be the first child in the fieldset
and must not be blank.
Help
The first child element inside a fieldset
must be a legend
element, which provides a label or description for the group. legend
elements in other positions may be ignored, and multiple legends are not allowed.
Applicable standards
- WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
- WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
- WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
- Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.
Change history
- 6.48 Mar 2023 Added.
This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.
Rule ID: AccHtmlFieldsetInvalidLegend