SC-2.4.1: Long navigation with no skip mechanism
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: partial
Summary: Repeated navigation blocks appear before main content with no bypass link.
Why it fails: Keyboard users must tab through every navigation link on each page because there is no skip link or landmark shortcut to main content.
Failure technique
Synthetic specimen — no W3C failure technique.
Understanding
Quickref
Intentional failure — audit this region
SC-2.4.1
Article
No skip link to bypass repeated navigation blocks.
<nav><a href="nav1.html">Home</a> <a href="nav2.html">About</a></nav>
<main><h1>Article</h1><p>No skip link to bypass repeated navigation blocks.</p></main>Expected audit result
- 2.4.1: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.4.1.
Manual check: Confirm no skip link, heading, or landmark provides a bypass for repeated blocks.