F78: Failure of Success Criterion 1.4.11, 2.4.7 and 2.4.13 due to styling element outlines and borders in a way that removes or renders non-visible the visual focus indicator
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AA, AAAAutomatable: yes
Summary: styling element outlines and borders in a way that removes or renders non-visible the visual focus indicator
Why it fails: This page reproduces the F78 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 1.4.11, 2.4.7, 2.4.13.
Failure technique
Understanding
Quickref
Tab to the link — focus outline has been removed.
Intentional failure — audit this region
F78
No visible focus<a href="#f78" class="f78-link">No visible focus</a>Expected audit result
- 1.4.11: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 1.4.11.
- 2.4.7: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.4.7.
- 2.4.13: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.4.13.
Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F78 failure in isolation.