Add abbr
attributes to th
Accessibility Checkpoint
Description
Include abbr
attributes in th
elements.
Help
Provide abbreviations for header labels to avoid repetition in screen readers. Note that using the abbr
element (as opposed to the abbr
attribute) in a th
increases screen reader repetition.
Applicable standards
- WCAG 1.0 (Success Criteria: 5.6 level AAA)
Change history
- 6.46 Sep 2022 Removed - WCAG 1.0 guidelines are obsolete.
- 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.
This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.
Rule ID: AccWcag1-5.6.1