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F44: Failure of Success Criterion 2.4.3 due to using tabindex to create a tab order that does not preserve meaning and operability

Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: yes

Summary: using tabindex to create a tab order that does not preserve meaning and operability

Why it fails: This page reproduces the F44 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 2.4.3.

Failure technique

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Techniques/failures/F44

Understanding

Quickref

Tab through the links — focus order is Homepage, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1, not the list sequence.

Intentional failure — audit this region

F44

  1. Homepage
  2. Chapter 1
  3. Chapter 2
  4. Chapter 3
<ol class="f44-chapters">
  <li><a href="#home" tabindex="1">Homepage</a></li>
  <li><a href="#ch1" tabindex="4">Chapter 1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#ch2" tabindex="3">Chapter 2</a></li>
  <li><a href="#ch3" tabindex="2">Chapter 3</a></li>
</ol>
Expected audit result

Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F44 failure in isolation.