Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

6 PASS 3 REVIEW 4 FIX

Link & Button Quality

Action

4 issue(s) across 84 links and 64 buttons

FIX

4 issue(s) across 84 links and 64 buttons

4 image-only link(s) without alt text

17 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://cursor.com/agents; https://cursor.com/marketplace; /docs; https://cursor.com/help; https://forum.cursor.com/; /dashboard; /docs/models; /docs/context/semantic-search; https://cursor.com/marketplace; https://cursor.com/learn (+7 more)

4 button(s) with no accessible text

63 link(s) with descriptive text

84 links

0 empty

0 generic text

17 new tab

4 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://cursor.com/agents	Cloud ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://cursor.com/marketplace	Marketplace ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/docs	Docs	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://cursor.com/help	Help ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://forum.cursor.com/	Forum ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/dashboard	Sign in	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/docs/models	Explore models ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/docs/context/semantic-search	Learn about codebase indexing …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/blog/composer-2-technical-report	Mar 27, 2026·ResearchA techni…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
/blog/cursor-3	Apr 2, 2026·ProductMeet the n…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
/blog/composer-2	Mar 19, 2026·ResearchIntroduc…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
/blog/cursorbench	Mar 11, 2026·ResearchHow we c…	img no alt	Add alt attribute to the image
https://cursor.com/marketplace	Marketplace ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://cursor.com/learn	Learn ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://forum.cursor.com/	Forum ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://cursor.com/help	Help ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://status.cursor.com/	Status ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://anysphere.inc/	Anysphere ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://x.com/cursor_ai	X ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cursora…	LinkedIn ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/@cursor_ai	YouTube ↗	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
<button>	(empty)	empty	Add button text or aria-label
<button>	(empty)	empty	Add button text or aria-label
<button>	(empty)	empty	Add button text or aria-label
<button>	(empty)	empty	Add button text or aria-label

123 links and buttons have descriptive text

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://cursor.com/agents; https://cursor.com/marketplace; /docs; https://cursor.com/help; https://forum.cursor.com/; /dashboard; /docs/models; /docs/context/semantic-search; https://cursor.com/marketplace; https://cursor.com/learn (+7 more)

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

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Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.

Source: MDN target / OWASP

404 Error Page

Action

HTTP 404, bare page

FIX

HTTP 404, bare page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Bare server default 404 page

The 404 page has no custom styling. Users hitting a broken link see a generic error with no way to navigate back. Add a custom 404 page with your site navigation and a search bar.

404 Page Quality Default 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Page Not Found | Cursor - The best way to code with AI ✓Custom Styling ✗Navigation ✗Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

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 ✗

Heading Hierarchy

24 headings, 1 skip(s)

REVIEW

24 headings, 1 skip(s)

Multiple H1 headings (3 found)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

Heading level skipped: H1 → H3 (missing H2)

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

H1 Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI.
H2 Trusted every day by teams that build world-class software
H3 Agents turn ideas into code
H1 Mission Control Interface duplicate H1
H2 Trigger
H2 View Behavior
H3 Works autonomously, runs in parallel
H3 In every tool, at every step
H1 #feature-realtime-sync duplicate H1
H3 Magically accurate autocomplete skipped
H2 The new way to build software.
H2 Stay on the frontier
H3 Use the best model for every task
H3 Complete codebase understanding
H3 Develop enduring software
H2 Changelog
H3 Cursor is an applied research team focused on building the future of software development.
H2 Recent highlights
H2 Try Cursor now.
H3 Product
H3 Resources
H3 Company
H3 Legal
H3 Connect

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

Why this matters

Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.

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HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

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.

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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

Form Accessibility

2 of 2 controls have issues

REVIEW

2 of 2 controls have issues

2 control(s) rely on placeholder only

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

Got: <textarea name="message">; <textarea name="message">

2 controls

0 labeled

2 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
message	textarea	(Plan, search, build anything...)	placeholder only
message	textarea	(Plan, search, build anything...)	placeholder only

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

Why this matters

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

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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

Dark Mode Support

Dark mode detected

REVIEW

Dark mode detected

Dark-specific theme-color detected

A theme-color with media='(prefers-color-scheme: dark)' adapts the browser toolbar for dark mode.

prefers-color-scheme CSS detected in inline styles

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 Not set ✗Dark theme-color #f7f7f4 ✓CSS indicators Detected ✓

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Landmark Structure

11 landmarks

PASS

11 landmarks

<main> landmark present

3 <nav> landmark(s) found

3 of 3 <nav> elements are unlabeled

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

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

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.

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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+

Alt Text Quality

All 31 images OK

PASS

All 31 images OK

23 decorative image(s) correctly marked

8 image(s) with good alt text

31 images 8 good alt text 23 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

Favicon & Branding

9 icon(s) detected

PASS

9 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✓ SVG Favicon Present

✓ Manifest Icons Present

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

A+

Web Manifest

PWA-ready

PASS

PWA-ready

Meets PWA install criteria

Name present: Cursor

192x192 icon present

512x512 icon present

Display mode: standalone

PWA Install Criteria ✓ Installable

Name Cursor ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL / ✓Display Mode standalone ✓

Name Cursor Display Mode standalone Theme Color #000000 Background Color #000000 Icons 2 icon(s)

A+

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA

PASS

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

20 pass

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Built to make you ex…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h1 Mission Control Inte…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h1 #feature-realtime-sy…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 Trusted every day by…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 Trigger	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 View Behavior	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 The new way to build…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 Stay on the frontier	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 Changelog	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 Recent highlights	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h2 Try Cursor now.	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Agents turn ideas in…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Works autonomously, …	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 In every tool, at ev…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Magically accurate a…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Use the best model f…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Complete codebase un…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Develop enduring sof…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Cursor is an applied…	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass
h3 Product	19.57:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F7F7F4	Pass

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.

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 93/100 — 2 failing, 29 passed

PASS

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.

ARIA

Focusable descendents within an `[aria-hidden="true"]` element prevent those interactive elements from being available to users of assistive technologies like screen readers. Learn how `aria-hidden` affects focusable elements.

Why this matters

Informational: a Permissions-Policy directive showing feature -> allowed origins.

Source: MDN Permissions-Policy

Failing Elements
Cursor IN PROGRESS 1 Analyze Tab vs Agent Usage Patterns Fetching data READY FO… `div.relative > div.no-drag-img > div.absolute > div#demo-window-cursor-ide`
Cursor feature-prd.md presence.ts Plans feature-prd.md Composer 2 Build Mission… `div.z-20 > div.no-drag-img > div.absolute > div#demo-window-agent-react-hooks`
Slack #feature-realtime-sync 8 members swhitmore 5m i wanna be able to go to cu… `div.z-20 > div.no-drag-img > div.absolute > div#demo-window-slack`
GitHub Pull Request leerob 5m ago @cursor can you review this PR? cursor bot re… `div.z-20 > div.no-drag-img > div.absolute > div#demo-window-github-pr`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

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
Accelerate development by handing off tasks to Cursor, while you focus on makin… `div.col-span-full > div.w-full > div.type-base > div.type-base`
Learn about agentic development → `div.col-span-full > div.w-full > div.mt-v8/12 > span.btn-tertiary`
Agents use their own computers to build, test, and demo features end to end for… `div.col-span-full > div.w-full > div.type-base > div.type-base`
Learn about cloud agents → `div.w-full > div.mt-v1 > div.flex > a.btn-tertiary`
Explored `div.px-4 > div.space-y-1.5 > div.type-product-base > span.flex-shrink-0`
Worked for 14m 22s `div.h-full > div.px-4 > div.space-y-1.5 > div.type-product-base`
Processed `div.px-4 > div.space-y-1.5 > div.type-product-base > span.flex-shrink-0`
Add a follow up... `div.flex > div.bg-theme-product-chrome > div.border-theme-border-02 > div.text-theme-text-sec`
Agent `div.flex > div.relative > button.type-product-sm > span`
Opus 4.6 `div.flex > div.relative > button.text-theme-text-sec > span`
Cursor reviews your PRs in GitHub, collaborates in Slack, and runs in your term… `div.col-span-full > div.w-full > div.type-base > div.type-base`
Our specialized Tab model predicts your next action with striking speed and pre… `div.col-span-full > div.w-full > div.type-base > div.type-base`
General Partner, Y Combinator `div.mt-v2 > figcaption > div.type-sm > span.type-sm`
President & CEO, NVIDIA `div.mt-v2 > figcaption > div.type-sm > span.type-sm`
CEO, Eureka Labs `div.mt-v2 > figcaption > div.type-sm > span.type-sm`
Choose between every cutting-edge model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, an… `div.card > div.type-base > div > div.text-theme-text-sec`
Explore models ↗ `div.card > div.type-base > div.mt-auto > a.btn-tertiary`
Agent `div.flex > div.flex > button.bg-theme-card-03-hex > span`
Opus 4.6 `div.flex > div.relative > button.text-theme-text-sec > span`
Suggested `div.p-1 > button.text-theme-text-sec > span.flex > span.text-theme-text-tertiary`
Cursor learns how your codebase works, no matter the scale or complexity. `div.card > div.type-base > div > div.text-theme-text-sec`
Learn about codebase indexing ↗ `div.card > div.type-base > div.mt-auto > a.btn-tertiary`
Trusted by over half of the Fortune 500 to accelerate development, securely and… `div.card > div.type-base > div > div.text-theme-text-sec`
Explore enterprise → `div.card > div.type-base > div.mt-auto > a.btn-tertiary`
3.0 `article.flex > a.card > div.text-theme-text-mid > span.label`
Apr 2, 2026 `article.flex > a.card > div.text-theme-text-mid > time.type-base`
Mar 25, 2026 `article.flex > a.card > div.text-theme-text-mid > time.type-base`
Mar 19, 2026 `article.flex > a.card > div.text-theme-text-mid > time.type-base`
Mar 11, 2026 `article.flex > a.card > div.text-theme-text-mid > time.type-base`
See what's new in Cursor → `main#main > section.bg-theme-bg > div.container > a.btn-text`
Join us → `div.w-full > div.mt-v8/12 > div.flex > a.btn-tertiary`
Mar 27, 2026 `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > time.type-base`
Research `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > span`
Sasha Rush `div.flex > div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span`
3 min read `div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span.whitespace-nowrap > span`
Apr 2, 2026 `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > time.type-base`
Product `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > span`
Michael & Sualeh `div.flex > div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span`
10 min read `div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span.whitespace-nowrap > span`
Mar 19, 2026 `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > time.type-base`
Research `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > span`
Cursor Team `div.flex > div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span`
3 min read `div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span.whitespace-nowrap > span`
Mar 11, 2026 `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > time.type-base`
Research `a.card > div.flex > div.type-base > span`
Naman Jain `div.flex > div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span`
7 min read `div.mt-v8/12 > div.type-base > span.whitespace-nowrap > span`
View all blog posts → `main#main > section.section > div.container > a.btn-text`
Product `nav > div.gap-x-g1 > div > h3.type-base`
Resources `nav > div.gap-x-g1 > div > h3.type-base`
Company `nav > div.gap-x-g1 > div > h3.type-base`
Legal `nav > div.gap-x-g1 > div > h3.type-base`
Connect `nav > div.gap-x-g1 > div > h3.type-base`
© 2026 Anysphere, Inc. `footer#site-footer > div.gap-v2 > div.text-theme-text-sec > small.type-base`
Anysphere, Inc. `div.gap-v2 > div.text-theme-text-sec > small.type-base > a.hover:text-theme-text`
SOC 2 Certified `div.gap-v2 > div.text-theme-text-sec > small.type-base > a.hover:text-theme-text`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

○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

●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

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●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

●Links have a discernible name

●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.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●ARIA IDs are unique

●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

●Identical links have the same purpose.

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○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 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

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Form elements have associated labels

○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

○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.

○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.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.