- Success Criterion 2.4.6
- Conformance level AA
Identical Headings Repeated Over Completely Different Content
2.4.6 — Headings and Labels
Scenario
Setting
A language-learning app's lesson screen
What’s wrong
Repeated identical headings for different content ("Details", "Details", "Details").
Example
Open a language-learning app's lesson screen and this is what you'll see: repeated identical headings for different content ("Details", "Details", "Details").
Why it matters
Everyone, especially screen-reader users and people who skim headings/labels for orientation. On a language-learning app's lesson screen specifically, they can't tell how the page is organized.
How to test
Compare repeated identical headings ('Details', 'Details', 'Details') across different sections: if they don't distinguish the content beneath them, it fails.
How to fix
The heading or label must describe its section's topic or the control's purpose, distinguishably from its siblings.
Outcome
Fixed, a visitor to a language-learning app's lesson screen can understand how the page is organized.
Who is affected
Everyone, especially screen-reader users and people who skim headings/labels for orientation.
Learn more
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