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Empty document title

Compliance Data & User Impact

User Impact: Critical

Disabilities Affected:

blindness
deafblindness

WCAG Version:
2

WCAG Levels:

WCAG Guidelines:

2.4.2

Solution Techniques:

H25.EmptyTitle

Automated Test Accuracy:
High

uTester Severity:
2

DRRSAG Designations:

description

How to Fix the Problem

The title element in the head section should be non-empty. All HTML and XHTML documents, including those in individual frames in a frameset, should have a title element in the head section that defines in a simple phrase the purpose of the document.

The Algorithm, in Simple Terms

Engine scans for empty <title> element inside the document <head>

Why Is it Important?

A descriptive document title allows users to quickly and easily identify whether the information contained in the Web page is relevant to their needs

Code Example

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>  

<title>The World Wide Web Consortium</title>  

</head>

<body>  

...

</body> 

</html>