Tab order wrong Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

The tab order does not follow logical sequences on the page.

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When the values of the tabindex attribute are assigned in a different order than the relationships and sequences in the content, the tab order no longer follows the relationships and sequences in the content.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 F44 (Success Criteria: 2.4.3 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 F44 (Success Criteria: 2.4.3 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 F44 (Success Criteria: 2.4.3 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) F44 (Success Criteria: 2.4.3 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.51 Dec 2023 Don’t fire on elements removed from tab order by CSS.
• 5.4 Feb 2014 Fixed false positive.
• 4.7 Jun 2012 Don’t fail on success examples from WCAG 2.0 H4.
• 3.1 Feb 2009 Improve detection of tabindex values.
• 3.0 Dec 2008 Added.

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

Rule ID: AccWcag2-F44-1