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Page Titles
Guideline
Web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose.
Intent
The intent of this regulation is to help users find content and orient themselves within it by ensuring that each Web page has a descriptive title. Titles identify the current location without requiring users to read or interpret page content. When titles appear in site maps or lists of search results, users can more quickly identify the content they need. User agents make the title of the page easily available to the user for identifying the page. For instance, a user agent may display the page title in the window title bar or as the name of the tab containing the page.
In cases where the page is a document or a web application, the name of the document or web application would be sufficient to describe the purpose of the page. Note that it is not required to use the name of the document or web application; other things may also describe the purpose or the topic of the page.
Finding Applicable Components
- Examine the title bar and/or the tab of the current page or software window.
Inspecting and Using Components
- Check that the page title is a meaningful representation / indication of the content. The title should be in plain language (rather than code).
Section 508/WCAG 2.0 Failure Conditions
- No page title in plain language.
- Fails 1194.31(a): Use without vision.
- Fails 1194.31(b): Use with low vision.
- Fails 2.4.2 Page titled.
Reporting Test Results
- Any failure in Section 508 Failure Conditions results in: Fails Baseline Requirement #12.
- There is a page title in plain language then: Passes Baseline Requirement #12.
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