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Missing 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.NoTitleEl

Automated Test Accuracy:
High

uTester Severity:
Error

DRRSAG Designations:

description

How to Fix the Problem

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 missing document title

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>

This element perfoms as a container, and has no functionality. This container may contain another elements that has functionality or logical role.

Ignore this issue if this element has an alternative that performs the same and overrides the content of this element.