Definition |
Overriding a footer element's default role of contentinfo landmark must only be done in special cases. |
Purpose |
- A top-level
footer element has role restrictions as part of its definition in the W3C HTML5 Specification to help ensure the footer element semantics of identifying contentinfo landmark content.
- A top-level
footer element should only use role="presentation" if the content of the footer element is not being used to identify contentinfo landmark content (e.g. repairing poor page semantics).
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Required |
Yes for HTML5 and ARIA Techniques ruleset mapping |
WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria |
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A, Primary Success Criterion)
Other Related Success Criterion:
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Rule Category |
Styling/Content |
Scope |
Element |
Target Resources |
footer elements
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Techniques |
- The top level
footer element with no role value by default defines a contentinfo landmark, but the role="contentinfo" is allowed to support legacy pages.
- If the top level
footer element does not identify a contentinfo landmark content use a different element that does identify the semantics of the content.
- In rare cases
role="presentation" can be used when the footer element does not represent the contentinfo landmark content on the page (e.g. repairing poor page semantics).
- Any other
role values are not allowed on footer elements.
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Informational Links |
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