Mark the header, menu, main content and footer. Developer task, usually 20 minutes. Wrap page content in landmarks: , , , (or role="…").

Error · region

No landmarks to navigate by

Q: What does the region error mean?

No landmarks to navigate by. Screen-reader users jump between regions (menu, content, footer). Without them, they must listen to the whole page from the top.

Q: Who does it affect?

blind people (screen readers), people who can't use a mouse

Screen-reader users jump between regions (menu, content, footer). Without them, they must listen to the whole page from the top.

Who it leaves out: blind people (screen readers) · people who can't use a mouse

How to fix it

Mark the header, menu, main content and footer. Developer task, usually 20 minutes.

In the code

Wrap page content in landmarks: <header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer> (or role="…").

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