Clickable control without tabindex Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Clickable controls should be keyboard accessible.

Help

Add tabindex=0 so keyboard users can tab to the control, and add a keyboard event handler that activates it with Enter or Space. Better still, replace the element with a native button or a href element, which provides both.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 F54 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 F54 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A)
• WCAG 2.2 F54 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) F54 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A)
• EN 301 549 F54 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints. EN 301 549 checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.1 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 2026.60 Apr 2026 Improved detection.
• 5.37 May 2020 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlClickableNoTabindex