Active role=tab without role=tabpanel Web Standard

Description

Every active role=tab element must have a corresponding role=tabpanel element.

Help

Add aria-controls to the tab referencing the tabpanel or use aria-labelledby on the tabpanel to reference the tab.

Applicable standards

• ARIA
• HTML5

Change history

• 6.59 Dec 2025 Added to W3 validator for ARIA 1.3.

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

Rule ID: W3cAriaTabWithoutTabpanel