Digital Accessibility Knowledge Base

    accesskeys

    accesskey attribute value must be unique

    Who might be affected
    Screen Reader
    Low Vision
    Low Vision

    Description

    The accesskey attribute provides a hint for generating a keyboard shortcut for the interactable elements to activate or set focus on them.
    Non Unique accesskey values may cause unexpected results and behaviors.

    Quick Fixes

    Ensure that all the accesskey values are unique and do not conflict with a system or browser keyboard shortcut.

    1✗ <a href="https://evinced.com/" accesskey="E">Evinced Website</a>
    2  <a href="https://knowledge.evinced.com/" accesskey="E">Evinced knowledge-base</a>
    1✓ <a href="https://evinced.com/" accesskey="E">Evinced Website</a>
    2  <a href="https://knowledge.evinced.com/" accesskey="K">Evinced knowledge-base</a>

    How Users Are Affected

    When the value of an access key is not unique, keyboard and screen reader users may experience unexpected results and therefore have difficulty operating the UI properly.

    Note: Since its support is inconsistent between browsers and assistive technologies, for accessibility reasons, it is advisable to use the accesskey attribute sparingly and carefully.

    WCAG Success criteria

    This issue might cause elements to fail one or more of the following Success criteria: N/A (Best Practice)