Error · aria-tooltip-name

Tooltips without text

Q: What does the aria-tooltip-name error mean?

Tooltips without text. A tooltip element has no content for screen readers.

Q: How do I fix aria-tooltip-name?

Give it text. Developer task. Put text inside the role="tooltip" element or reference it with aria-labelledby.

A tooltip element has no content for screen readers.

Who it leaves out: blind people (screen readers)

How to fix it

Give it text. Developer task.

In the code

Put text inside the role="tooltip" element or reference it with aria-labelledby.

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