- Success Criterion 2.4.1
- Conformance level A
Skip Link That Jumps to the Wrong Part of the Page
2.4.1 — Bypass Blocks
Scenario
Setting
A recipe site's ingredient list
What’s wrong
Skip link points to wrong location (skips into mid-content or to footer).
Example
On a recipe site's ingredient list: skip link points to wrong location (skips into mid-content or to footer).
Why it matters
Keyboard and screen-reader users who otherwise re-traverse repeated headers on every page. On a recipe site's ingredient list, that means they get stuck and can't reach the control.
How to test
Activate the skip link and check where focus lands: if it jumps into mid-content, the footer, or anywhere other than the true start of main content, it fails.
How to fix
A working bypass (a skip link visible on focus, landmarks (coded page regions), or headings) must let users jump straight to the main content.
Outcome
With the fix in place on a recipe site's ingredient list, they reach and operate the control without a mouse.
Who is affected
Keyboard and screen-reader users who otherwise re-traverse repeated headers on every page.
Learn more
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Related scenarios
- Page With No Way to Skip Repeated Navigation
- No Skip Link, Landmarks, or Headings to Bypass Navigation
- Skip Link That’s Broken and Doesn’t Actually Move Focus
- Skip Link That’s Never Visible, Even on Keyboard Focus
- Skip Link Placed After the Navigation It’s Meant to Skip
- Landmarks Used as a Bypass but Missing Key Content