F43: Failure of Success Criterion 1.3.1 due to using structural markup in a way that does not represent relationships in the content
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: yes
Summary: using structural markup in a way that does not represent relationships in the content
Why it fails: This page reproduces the F43 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 1.3.1.
Failure technique
Understanding
Quickref
Intentional failure — audit this region
F43
Products
buy cheap widgets online discount sale
Visible catalog content.
<h1>Products</h1>
<p class="f43-hidden">buy cheap widgets online discount sale</p>
<p>Visible catalog content.</p>Expected audit result
- 1.3.1: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 1.3.1.
Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F43 failure in isolation.