- Success Criterion 2.4.6
- Conformance level AA
Button Labeled ‘OK’ on a Destructive, Irreversible Action
2.4.6 — Headings and Labels
Scenario
Setting
A nonprofit's donation form
What’s wrong
Button labels not describing action ("OK" for destructive delete confirmation).
Example
A QA pass on a nonprofit's donation form turns this up: button labels not describing action ("OK" for destructive delete confirmation).
Why it matters
Everyone, especially screen-reader users and people who skim headings/labels for orientation. On a nonprofit's donation form, that means they can't tell how the page is organized.
How to test
Read button labels like 'OK' on a destructive action (e.g., delete confirmation): if it doesn't describe the actual consequence, 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
With the fix in place on a nonprofit's donation form, they move through the content with confidence.
Who is affected
Everyone, especially screen-reader users and people who skim headings/labels for orientation.
Learn more
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Related scenarios
- Heading or Label That Fails to Describe Its Own Purpose
- Generic Section Heading Like ‘Introduction’ That Says Nothing
- Identical Headings Repeated Over Completely Different Content
- Form Label Like ‘Field 1’ That Doesn’t Describe Its Purpose
- Same Label Used for Two Different Fields on One Form
- Clever Marketing Heading That Hides What a Section Actually Does