Banner landmark must not be contained in another landmark

Rule ID: landmark-banner-is-top-level
Ruleset: axe-core 4.1
User Impact: Moderate
Guidelines: Deque Best Practice

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Compliance Data & Impact

User Impact

Moderate
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Minor
Critical

Disabilities Affected

  • Blind
  • Deafblind

Standard(s)

  • Deque Best Practice

    How to Fix the Problem

    Ensure each banner landmark is not contained in another landmark.

    For each element on the page that uses the role="banner" ARIA landmark, ensure that it is not contained within another ARIA landmark, even though HTML5 allows multiple instances of the equivalent <header> landmark. It is appropriate in most web designs to have only one each of these landmarks, whether they are specified using ARIA or HTML5, and further, that they are not nested within one or more other landmarks.

    Why it Matters

    If the banner landmark is not the top-level landmark (and is contained within another landmark), it does not effectively designate the pre-defined header portion of the layout in the design and therefore prevents screen reader users from being able to easily find their way around the layout.

    Note

    Landmarks are used to designate sections of the overall page design and layout. Headings are used to designate sections within the content.

    Rule Description

    Banner landmark must not be contained in another landmark.

    The Algorithm (in simple terms)

    This rule finds (banner/contentinfo) landmarks and walks up the document structure verifying that no other landmark roles are encountered before reaching the body.

    Resources

    Deque University Course Pages (subscription required)

    Contribute to axe-core on GitHub

    Refer to the complete list of axe 4.1 rules.

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