| Rule ID |
Landmark 6 |
| Definition |
Website administrative content (e.g., copyright, contact, privacy info, etc., typically at the bottom of a web page) must be identified by using the contentinfo landmark. |
| Purpose |
- The
contentinfo landmark provides a way to identify administrative content, typically found at the bottom of each page in a website and referred to as footer information in publishing contexts.
- The
contentinfo landmark typically includes information and/or links to copyright, contact info, privacy policies and other general information found on all pages in the website.
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| Required |
Yes for HTML5 and ARIA Techniques ruleset mapping |
| WCAG Success Criteria |
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A, Primary Success Criterion)
Other Related Success Criterion:
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| Rule Category |
Landmarks |
| Scope |
Website |
| Target Resources |
[role="contentinfo"] and top-level footer element
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| Techniques |
- The
footer element defines a contentinfo landmark, except when it is a descendant of any of the following elements: article, aside, main, nav or section.
- If the
footer element technique is not being used, a role="contentinfo" attribute on the container element for the administrative content can be used to define a contentinfo landmark.
- In websites that support mashups using
iframe or frame elements, a contentinfo landmark is allowed in each frame.
- If the page is part of a website supporting mashups, use the
aria-labelledby or aria-label attribute to differentiate possible contentinfo landmarks in each frame.
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| Manual Checks |
- Footers are a convention used on most web sites to provide copyright, contact, privacy and other types of adminstrative content.
- The
contentinfo landmark identifies the footer content on the page.
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| Informational Links |
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