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December 09, 2021 20:20

Data tables must have unique names

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Rule ID Table 4
Definition Data tables must have unique accessible names to help users identify and differentiate the data tables on a page.
Purpose
  • Data tables that share the same accessible name make it difficult to users of assistive technologies to differentiate the differences in content of the data tables on the same page.
  • In rare cases when multiple data tables have duplicate data, use "Copy 1", "Copy 2" and "Copy X" as part of the accessible name of each table to make it clear that there is more than one copy of the same information on the page.
WCAG Success Criteria

1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A, Primary Success Criterion)

Rule Category Tables
Scope Element
Target Resources table elements
  • table
Techniques
  • Use caption element to provide an accessible name for a data table.
  • Use summary attribute to provide an accessible name for a data table.
  • Use title attribute to provide an accessible name for a data table.
  • Use aria-label attribute to provide an accessible name for a data table (NOTE: inconsistent browser/AT support).
  • Use aria-labelledby attribute to provide an accessible name for a data table (NOTE: inconsistent browser/AT support).
  • If the table is not used for tabular data, but instead for layout of content, use the role="presentation" on the table element.
Manual Checks
  • Verify the accessible names for tables are unique and identify the content in the data tables.
Informational Links

Element Results

Element Identifier Result Element Position Message

Column Definitions

Element Identifier
Information about the element associated with the result.
The information typically includes the tag name, accessible name or other information related to the rule requirements.
"Page" means that the result applied to the page. For example, the rule "One main landmark on the page" is a page level rule.
Element Position
The element position is based on the DOM order of elements in the page.
The element position maybe useful in helping to locate a specific element on the page evaluated (e.g smaller numbers are typically toward the beginning of a page and larger numbers typically toward the end of a page).
Element position 1 is the first element.
The highest element position is the last element.
Element position values for most rule/page results will not be consecutive since a rule only applies to a sub set of elements found on a page.