User Impact: Major
Disabilities Affected:
WCAG Version:
2
WCAG Levels:
WCAG Guidelines:
Solution Techniques:
Automated Test Accuracy:
High
Check1st Severity:
2
DRRSAG Designations:
Ensure that table
elements only used to visually lay out elements within the content are not using a caption element.
The engine scans the page for <table>
elements with no thead
or th
elements that contain <caption>
elements.
In layout tables, the caption element does not provide any meaningful information to assistive technology users, and will only distract users navigating the content via a screen reader.
<!-- Example of Proper Layout Table -->
<table>
<tr>
<td>Header</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Aside</td>
<td>Main</td>
</tr>
</table>