WCAG 2.4.1 · Level A
Skip Link
- What is broken
- The skip link points at a target that does not exist, so it silently does nothing.
- Who it affects
- Anyone navigating by keyboard, including screen reader and switch users, can get stuck or lose their place.
- How to fix it
- Make the skip link's href match the id of an element actually on the page.
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