- Success Criterion 1.4.13
- Conformance level AA
Focus Tooltip With No Way to Dismiss It by Keyboard
1.4.13 — Content on Hover or Focus
Scenario
Setting
A job board's application form
What’s wrong
Custom title-replacement tooltips triggered on focus but with no keyboard dismissal path.
Example
This shows up on a job board's application form: custom title-replacement tooltips triggered on focus but with no keyboard dismissal path.
Why it matters
Screen-magnifier users, people with motor tremors, and keyboard-only users of tooltips/menus. On a job board's application form, this barrier means they can't perceive part of the content because of how it's displayed.
How to test
Tab to a control with a custom title-replacement tooltip: if there's no keyboard way to dismiss it (Esc doesn't work), it fails.
How to fix
Hover/focus-triggered content must stay visible until dismissed, be dismissible with Esc without moving pointer/focus, and remain when the pointer moves onto it.
Outcome
Corrected, a job board's application form now lets a visitor see the control's boundary and current state.
Who is affected
Screen-magnifier users, people with motor tremors, and keyboard-only users of tooltips/menus.
Learn more
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