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· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
63
GRADE
D
FIX
4
REVIEW
7
PASS
2
INFO
0
Checks
13
2 PASS 7 REVIEW 4 FIX
F
Web Manifest
Action
Valid manifest
FIX
Valid manifest
Warning::
No name or short_name
Add a name field to identify the app.
Info::
192x192 icon present
Info::
512x512 icon present
PWA Install Criteria Not Installable
Name ✗192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL ✗Display Mode ✗
Icons 2 icon(s)
D
Print Stylesheet
Action
No print styles
FIX
No print styles
Info::
No print-specific styles detected
When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.
Print Stylesheet No Print Styles
Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗
F
Navigation UX
Action
1 navigation pattern(s)
FIX
1 navigation pattern(s)
Info::
Skip navigation link detected
Info::
2 navigation landmark(s) detected
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 2 <nav> element(s)
Back to Top
Hamburger Menu
Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)
2 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Limited navigation support. Consider adding breadcrumbs, search, and skip link.
B
Heading Hierarchy
87 headings, 2 skip(s)
REVIEW
87 headings, 2 skip(s)
Info::
Single H1 present
Warning::
Heading level skipped: H1 → H3 (missing H2)
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Warning::
Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3)
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
  • H1 In This Tiny Town in Florida’s Panhandle, Fishermen Are Hooked on ‘Worm Grunting,’ and the Worms Are Still Taking the Bait
  • H3 Neanderthal Kids Grew Up So Fast—at Least Compared With Their Human Peers—Thanks to Genetic Adaptations to Their Environment skipped
  • H3 Smithsonian Magazine Uncover Past Secrets
  • H2 Smart News
  • H3 After a Poet’s Love Story Was Cut Short, His Letters Mysteriously Disappeared—Until Rare Book Dealers Acted on a Hunch
  • H3 A Disabled Parrot in New Zealand Became Alpha Male Thanks to His Innovative Fighting Style
  • H3 Naked Mole Rats Usually Duke It Out to Choose Their Next Queen. But These Unusual Rodents May Be Capable of More Peaceful Transitions of Power
  • H3 New Archaeological Discoveries Reveal How San Antonio’s Earliest Settlers Irrigated Crops and Accessed Drinking Water
  • H3 Renaissance Art Linked Beauty With Virtue and Ugliness With Vice. See How Painters From Leonardo da Vinci to Botticelli Viewed Physical Attractiveness
  • H2 Latest Features
  • H3 In This Tiny Town in Florida’s Panhandle, Fishermen Are Hooked on ‘Worm Grunting,’ and the Worms Are Still Taking the Bait
  • H3 See 25 Photos of Real-Life Cowboys and Cowgirls Wrangling Cattle and Riding Bucking Broncos
  • H3 Andrew Lloyd Webber Says He’s Writing a New Musical About the Time the ‘Mona Lisa’ Vanished Without a Trace in 1911
  • H3 ‘Fresh Eyes on Ice’ Teaches Kids to Collect Vital Ice Data in Remote Alaskan Communities
  • H3 Ancient Humans Mastered Fire. Now, Burning Fossil Fuels and Blazing Landscapes Threaten to ‘Undo the World’
  • H3 See the Most Adorable Photos of Baby Elephant Linh Mai, the National Zoo’s Newest Star
  • H3 Stay Up to Date
  • H3 Celebrate the Comeback of the American Bison this Spring at the National Museum of Natural History
  • H3 The Ford Motor Company Built Excellent Airplanes 100 Years Ago
  • H3 Resurrection of a Rare World War II Flight Jacket
  • H3 Equipping Today’s Teens with Strong Examples of Historic Changemakers
  • H3 2026 Smithsonian Education Awards Honor Educators and Partnerships Expanding Learning Nationwide
  • H3 Tech Titans NC Helps Excavate Archaeologists From Mountains of Paperwork
  • H3 How the Nation Declared Independence 250 Years Ago
  • H3 A Once-Shy Teenager Found His Salvation in Aviation
  • H3 Implementing Smithsonian’s Creating Portraits of Community Framework with New England Educators
  • H3 Meet the Entomologist and Wildlife Photographer Zooming in on the Weird and Wonderful World of Ants
  • H2 Most Popular
  • H3 In the 1990s, a Dog Taught Kids About Shakespeare and Homer. A New Documentary Tells the Tale of ‘Wishbone’—From His Backflips to His Historical Hats
  • H3 A Bountiful Berry Harvest Put These Chunky, Endangered Parrots in the Mood. Now, Scientists Are Celebrating a Breeding Bonanza
  • H3 A Rare 1897 Film Discovered in an Old Trunk in Michigan Features the First On-Screen Appearance of a Robot
  • H3 Hundreds of Spanish Settlers Died at the ‘Port of Famine.’ This Newly Discovered Silver Coin Reveals Where the Doomed Colony Was Founded 400 Years Ago
  • H3 Why Does This Newly Discovered 2,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Depict a Roman Emperor as an Egyptian Pharaoh?
  • H2 Special Report
  • H2 Rooted in the American West: Food, History and Culture
  • H4 Featured Stories skipped
  • H3 Rooted in the American West: Food, History and Culture
  • H3 See 15 Wild and Wondrous Photographs of Yellowstone National Park
  • H3 Meet the Daredevils Chasing Down Speed Records at the Bonneville Salt Flats
  • H2 Photo of the Day
  • H3 Spiral of Light
  • H2 Smithsonian Videos
  • H3 A Photographer’s Glimpse Into the Dwindling World of the Cascade Red Fox
  • H3 The Real Story Behind Abigail Adams’ ‘Remember the Ladies’ Letter
  • H3 The Rise and Fall of the Inca
  • H2 Podcast
  • H3 Smithsonian Podcast: There’s More to That
  • H3 Latest Episodes
  • H4 A Photographer’s Glimpse Into the Dwindling World of the Cascade Red Fox
  • H4 The Real Story Behind Abigail Adams’ ‘Remember the Ladies’ Letter
  • H4 Venomous Snakes Represent a Serious Public Health Problem. Scientists Are Biting Back With a Groundbreaking Antidote
  • H4 How to Fit 250 Years of American History and Culture Into One Map
  • H2 History
  • H3 In Times of Trouble, the Maya Rejected Divine Kingship. This Newly Discovered Public Building Reveals How the Transition to Shared Power Unfolded
  • H3 A Sudden Squall Doomed This Stone-Hauling Vessel in Lake Erie. More Than 150 Years Later, Divers Just Found the Shipwreck
  • H3 Why Does This Newly Discovered 2,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Depict a Roman Emperor as an Egyptian Pharaoh?
  • H2 Science
  • H3 Ancient Humans Mastered Fire. Now, Burning Fossil Fuels and Blazing Landscapes Threaten to ‘Undo the World’
  • H3 The Hell Creek Formation Is North America’s Legendary Boneyard. See the Top Five Discoveries Found in the Iconic Fossil Bed
  • H3 What Lies Beyond Artemis 2? These Other Missions Are Setting Their Sights on the Moon This Year—and on a Future With Humans in Space
  • H2 Innovation
  • H3 Sea Stars Can Lose an Arm and Soldier On. What If Robots Could Do the Same?
  • H3 This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water
  • H3 See a Colorful Wall of Vintage iMacs and a Re-creation of Steve Jobs’ Garage at a New Apple Museum in the Netherlands
  • H2 Travel
  • H3 Chiringuitos Offer the Quintessential Beach Bar Experience on Spain’s Costa del Sol
  • H3 See 15 Sensational Scenes of Switzerland, Europe’s Alpine Wonderland That’s Beautiful No Matter the Season
  • H3 Follow in the Footsteps of the Founders and Have a Drink Where They Planned the Revolution Over a Few Beers
  • H2 Arts & Culture
  • H3 Renaissance Art Linked Beauty With Virtue and Ugliness With Vice. See How Painters From Leonardo da Vinci to Botticelli Viewed Physical Attractiveness
  • H3 Andrew Lloyd Webber Says He’s Writing a New Musical About the Time the ‘Mona Lisa’ Vanished Without a Trace in 1911
  • H3 In the 1990s, a Dog Taught Kids About Shakespeare and Homer. A New Documentary Tells the Tale of ‘Wishbone’—From His Backflips to His Historical Hats
  • H2 At the Smithsonian
  • H3 ‘The King and I’ Spotlights an English Governess Who Modernized Siamese Society. The Real Anna Leonowens Exaggerated Her Influence and Lied About Her Origins
  • H3 Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlooked
  • H3 A New Book of Toni Morrison’s University Lectures, Now Collected for the First Time, Shares Some of the Legendary Novelist’s Most Important Lessons
  • H2 Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • H3 Your Privacy
  • H3 Strictly Necessary Cookies
  • H3 Sale of Personal Data
  • H4 Your Privacy
  • H4 Strictly Necessary Cookies
  • H4 Sale of Personal Data
  • H5 Performance Cookies
  • H5 Targeting Cookies
  • H5 Social Media Cookies
  • H3 Cookie List

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

Why this matters

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.

Learn more ▾

Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

Why this matters

Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.

Learn more ▾

Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI

B
Alt Text Quality
5 of 56 images have issues
REVIEW
5 of 56 images have issues
Warning::
5 image(s) with filename as alt text
Info::
14 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
Info::
2 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
35 image(s) with good alt text
56 images 35 good alt text 2 decorative 5 generic
IssueCount
filename5 image(s)
too long14 image(s)
C
Form Accessibility
Action
5 of 16 controls have issues
REVIEW
5 of 16 controls have issues
Critical::
1 control(s) without accessible label
Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
Got: <input type="submit" name="submit" id="homepageNewsletterSignUpBtn">
Warning::
4 control(s) rely on placeholder only
Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.
Got: <input type="text" name="q" id="sideNavSearch">; <input type="text" name="first_name" id="id_first_name">; <input type="text" name="last_name" id="id_last_name">; <input type="email" name="email" id="id_email">
Info::
11 control(s) properly labeled
16 controls
11 labeled
4 placeholder only
1 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#id_dailycheckboxDaily:for/id
#id_travelcheckboxTravel & Culture:for/id
#id_historycheckboxHistory:for/id
#id_sciencecheckboxScience:for/id
#id_at_smithsoniancheckboxAt the Smithsonian:for/id
#ot-group-id-SPD_BGcheckboxSale of Personal Datafor/id
#vendor-search-handlertextCookie list searcharia-label
#select-all-hosts-groups-handlercheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
#select-all-vendor-groups-handlercheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
#select-all-vendor-leg-handlercheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
#chkbox-idcheckboxcheckbox labelfor/id
#id_last_nametext(Last Name)placeholder only
#id_emailemail(Email Address)placeholder only
#sideNavSearchtext(Search...)placeholder only
#id_first_nametext(First Name)placeholder only
#homepageNewsletterSignUpBtnsubmit(none)none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

<input type="submit" name="submit" id="homepageNewsletterSignUpBtn">

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

<input type="text" name="q" id="sideNavSearch">; <input type="text" name="first_name" id="id_first_name">; <input type="text" name="last_name" id="id_last_name">; <input type="email" name="email" id="id_email">

Why this matters

Placeholder-only labels disappear when the user starts typing — they must remember what the field was for.

Learn more ▾

Placeholders are NOT labels. They vanish on input, fail color contrast checks (most are gray), and don't satisfy WCAG SC 3.3.2. Always use a real <label> alongside (or aria-labelledby).

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2 / Nielsen Norman

B
404 Error Page
HTTP 404, custom page
REVIEW
HTTP 404, custom page
Info::
Correct 404 status code returned
Got: HTTP 404
Info::
Custom styled 404 page
Info::
Navigation links present on 404 page
Info::
Homepage link present on 404 page
404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places Smithsonian Magazine ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗
B
Dark Mode Support
Dark mode detected
REVIEW
Dark mode detected
Info::
color-scheme meta tag present
The site declares support for light and dark color schemes via <meta name='color-scheme'>.
Got: only light
Info::
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles
External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.
Dark Mode✓ Dark Mode Supported
color-scheme meta only light ✓Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

C
Color Contrast (Screenshot)
Action
20 text elements analyzed, 1 fail WCAG AA
REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

19 pass 1 fail WCAG AA
a Give a Gift
2.19:1
#000000
on
#6B3441
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

1 contrast failures on background images/gradients

These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.

Show all checked elements (20)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h2 Latest Features19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h2 Most Popular19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h2 Special Report19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h2 Photo of the Day19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h2 Podcast19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h2 Do Not Sell My Perso…19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h3 Stay Up to Date19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h3 Smithsonian Podcast:…19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h3 Latest Episodes19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h3 Your Privacy19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h3 Strictly Necessary C…19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h3 Sale of Personal Dat…19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
h3 Cookie List19.60:13.0:1
#000000
#F7F7F7
Pass
title Smithsonian Magazine…20.47:14.5:1
#000000
#FCFCFC
Pass
a Skip to main content20.47:14.5:1
#000000
#FCFCFC
Pass
a Search16.42:14.5:1
#000000
#FFE27C
Pass
a Shop16.42:14.5:1
#000000
#FFE27C
Pass
a Newsletters10.50:14.5:1
#000000
#8DC0C7
Pass
a Renew7.59:14.5:1
#000000
#B9947C
Pass
a Give a Gift2.19:14.5:1
#000000
#6B3441
Fail

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

B
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 84/100 — 5 failing, 23 passed
REVIEW
84

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Stephanie Castellano div.article-list-item > div.article-list-text > p.author > a

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div#smithsonianmag_homecategory_leaderboard > div#google_ads_iframe_/15184186,21714840181/2410_smithsonianmag_homecategory_leaderboard_0__container__ > div > img div#smithsonianmag_homecategory_leaderboard > div#google_ads_iframe_/15184186,21714840181/2410_smithsonianmag_homecategory_leaderboard_0__container__ > div > img
div#smithsonianmag_1x1_bouncex > div#google_ads_iframe_/15184186,21714840181/smithsonianmag_1x1_bouncex_0__container__ > div > img div#smithsonianmag_1x1_bouncex > div#google_ads_iframe_/15184186,21714840181/smithsonianmag_1x1_bouncex_0__container__ > div > img

Screen reader users rely on frame titles to describe the contents of frames. Learn more about frame titles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.kargo-ad-content > div.celtra-ad-inline-host > div.notranslate > iframe div.kargo-ad-content > div.celtra-ad-inline-host > div.notranslate > iframe

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.kargo-ad-v5 > div.kargo-ad-hover > div.kargo-hover-content > a.kargo-hover-link div.kargo-ad-v5 > div.kargo-ad-hover > div.kargo-hover-content > a.kargo-hover-link
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a
div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a div.home-category-stories > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-image > a

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Neanderthal Kids Grew Up So Fast—at Least Compared With Their Human Peers—Thank… div.special-article-feature > div.article-list-item > div.article-list-text > h3

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Input buttons have discernible text.
●Form elements have associated labels
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
A
Landmark Structure
6 landmarks
PASS
6 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
2 <nav> landmark(s) found
Warning::
2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header NAV MAIN CONTENTINFO footer

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Why this matters

Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.

Learn more ▾

When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.

Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

A
Favicon & Branding
6 icon(s) detected
PASS
6 icon(s) detected
Info::
favicon.ico present at site root
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
Apple touch icon present
Info::
SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size
Info::
Multiple icon sizes detected
✓ favicon.ico Present
✓ PNG Icons Present
✓ Apple Touch Present
✓ SVG Favicon Present
✓ Manifest Icons Present
✓ Multiple Sizes Present
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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