Element with tabindex cannot have ancestor with role=checkbox Web Standard

Description

An element with the attribute tabindex should not appear as a descendant of an element with the attribute role=checkbox

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The name, role, and state of an interactive control are ignored when the control is nested inside another interactive control, meaning the control is announced incorrectly by screen readers.

Applicable standards

• ARIA 5
• HTML

Change history

• 2026.62 Oct 2026 Added.

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

Rule ID: W3cHtml5AssertNested-role-checkbox-attr-tabindex