WCAG 2.4.1 · Level A
Bypass
- What is broken
- There is no way to skip past the navigation, so keyboard users tab through every menu item on every page.
- Who it affects
- Anyone navigating by keyboard, including screen reader and switch users, can get stuck or lose their place.
- How to fix it
- Add a skip-to-content link as the first focusable element, or use proper landmark regions.
Check your site for this issue
Free scan — no signup required. Covers WCAG 2.1 AA across 64 rules including this one.
Scan my site →Automated testing detects roughly a third of WCAG 2.1 success criteria. This rule is detected automatically; issues such as keyboard traps, focus order, and screen-reader flow still require manual review. Not legal advice.