IDs used in ARIA and labels must be unique

Critical

What is the problem?

The "duplicate-id-aria" rule ensures that each id attribute value used on a web page is unique.

Impacted Groups

Blind
Deafblind

Why is this important?

Screen readers and other assistive technologies rely on unique id attributes to identify and label elements. Duplicate id values can confuse these technologies, leading to incorrect information being conveyed to users or preventing them from accessing certain content.

How to solve this issue

To fix this issue, make sure each id attribute value on the page is unique.

Rule Information

Rule ID

duplicate-id-aria

Severity

Critical

Manual Review Required

Yes

Rule Group

WCAG 2.0 Level A & AA Rules

Guidelines

  • WCAG 2.1 (A)
  • WCAG 2.0 (A)
  • WCAG 2.2 (A)
  • EN 301 549

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