2.1.1 Keyboard (A)
Understanding 2.1.1 Keyboard (A)
It must be possible for someone using only a keyboard (or a device that emulates keyboard commands) to complete all tasks in a service. This ensures that people with mobility or dexterity impairments who do not use a mouse can successfully complete their goals.
Requirements / What to do?
- All interaction and functionality is usable with a keyboard.
Common mistakes
- A custom widget has been created, but the necessary keyboard support has not been provided;
- An
<a>element has been used as the basis for a button, but the additional keyboard interaction (activation with the space key) has not been provided; - A dialogue opens but cannot be dismissed by touch, because it does not have a close button;
- The tabindex attribute has been used with a value of “-1” to mistakenly remove it from the tab order.