fieldset with invalid legend Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

The legend must be the first child in the fieldset and must not be blank.

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The first child element inside a fieldset must be a legend element, which provides a label or description for the group. legend elements in other positions may be ignored, and multiple legends are not allowed.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)
• EN 301 549 (Success Criteria: 1.3.1 level A, 3.3.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints. EN 301 549 checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.1 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 6.48 Mar 2023 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlFieldsetInvalidLegend