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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
60
GRADE
D
FIX
5
REVIEW
5
PASS
3
INFO
0
Checks
13
3 PASS 5 REVIEW 5 FIX
D
Web Manifest
Action
Not found
FIX
Not found
Info::
No web manifest found
No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

D
Dark Mode Support
Action
Theme color only
FIX
Theme color only
Info::
Theme-color present but no dark variant
A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.
Got: #000000
Info::
No dark mode signals detected
Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
Info::
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles
External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.
Dark ModePartial Dark Mode
color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

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
No navigation patterns
FIX
No navigation patterns
Info::
4 navigation landmark(s) detected
Info::
No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected
These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link
Labeled Navigation 4 <nav> element(s)
Back to Top
Hamburger Menu
Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)
1 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Limited navigation support. Consider adding breadcrumbs, search, and skip link.
B
Landmark Structure
7 landmarks
REVIEW
7 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
4 <nav> landmark(s) found
Warning::
1 of 4 <nav> elements are unlabeled
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
Info::
No banner (header) landmark
Warning::
Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1)
Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER (missing!) 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.

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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

Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

Why this matters

Without a skip-nav link, keyboard users tab through every nav item before reaching content — every page, every visit.

Learn more ▾

WCAG 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks) requires a mechanism to skip past repeated content. The standard implementation is a 'Skip to main content' link that's the first focusable element, visually hidden until focused. Three lines of HTML + four of CSS.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.1

B
Heading Hierarchy
86 headings
REVIEW
86 headings
Critical::
No H1 heading found
Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
  • H2 The Latest
  • H3 Tudor’s Monarch Watch Marks the Start of a New Era
  • H3 Is ‘Beef’ Coming Back for Season 3?
  • H3 45 Foolproof Gifts Your Wife Won’t Return
  • H3 Our Favorite Ray-Bans Are on Sale
  • H3 Netflix’s Gundam Movie Is a Huge Gamble
  • H3 The 5 Best New Blue-Dial Watches of April 2026
  • H3 David Spade Opens Up About Fatherhood, SNL Memories, and Where He Stands with Eddie Murphy
  • H3 Matt Bomer on Bodega Fits, Onscreen Style, and Getting Over His Fear of Sharks
  • H3 Matt Bomer on Bodega Fits and Onscreen Style
  • H3 Trump Is Creating a Whole New Class of War Profiteers
  • H3 Trump’s New Class of War Profiteers
  • H3 The ‘Beef’ Creator Is Locked in a Cycle of Greatness
  • H3 The ‘Beef’ Creator Is in a Cycle of Greatness
  • H4 Sign up for Esquire's newsletter.
  • H2 Most Read
  • H2 Entertainment
  • H3 We Finally Know Why Marshals Killed Off Kayce Dutton’s Wife
  • H3 ‘Beef’ Season 2: Ending Explained
  • H3 A24’s ‘Elden Ring’ Adaptation Has a Killer Cast
  • H3 Inside Kevin Smith’s R-Rated Imagination
  • H3 ‘Euphoria’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap
  • H2 Watches
  • H3 A Look at Timex's Affordable Luxury Line
  • H3 5 Under-the-Radar Watch Brands to Know
  • H3 The 6 Best New Affordable Watches Coming In April & May 2026
  • H3 Zenith Just Gave Its Most Famous Watch a Skeleton Makeover
  • H2 Politics With Charles P. Pierce
  • H3 Thoughts and Prayers Won’t Cut It, Speaker Johnson
  • H3 Trump Is Cracking Under the Pressure
  • H3 SCOTUS Has Willfully Betrayed the Constitution
  • H3 Pete Hegseth, the Double-Ply Idiot
  • H3 Mike Johnson’s Not So Good at His Job
  • H2 Our Cover Stars
  • H3 A$AP Rocky's American Dream
  • H3 What I’ve Learned: Bowen Yang
  • H3 What I’ve Learned: Jason Bateman
  • H3 The Jonas Brothers Got Through It Together
  • H3 What’s Eating George Clooney?
  • H3 Amazon’s Best Deals on Carhartt
  • H3 The 8 Best-Looking Sneakers for Wide Feet
  • H3 The 8 Best Raincoats for Men in 2026
  • H3 12 Sneakers That Don't Look Like Shit With Jeans
  • H3 The Projectors Our Editors Actually Recommend
  • H3 The Best Editor-Tested Wireless Headphones of 2026
  • H3 The 2026 MacBook Air Is on Sale for the First Time
  • H3 41 Genius Travel Products
  • H3 75 Genuis Gifts for Men You Can Buy on Amazon
  • H3 The 41 Best Mother’s Day Gifts From Sons
  • H3 46 Gifts for Mom That’ll Make You Her Favorite Kid
  • H3 31 Groomsmen Gifts They’ll Actually Use
  • H2 The Endorsement
  • H3 The Do-Everything Sneakers You Need
  • H3 The Only Wearable Tech I Actually Want to Wear
  • H3 Finally, a Dopp Kit with a Backbone
  • H3 These Boots Could Replace Every Other Shoe I Own
  • H2 For Our Premium Subscribers Only:
  • H3 How Your Pants Should Fit Now
  • H3 After My Divorce, Rope Play Changed My Sex Life
  • H3 What Do I Pack for a Three-Day Work Trip?
  • H3 The Lost Art of Going Bald
  • H3 The Life and Death of My Best Friend
  • H2 Food & Drinks
  • H3 An Exclusive Look Inside the Macallan Distillery
  • H3 What We Can Learn from a Chef Who Cut Out Plastic
  • H3 Protein Cocktails Are a Thing Now. Just, Why?
  • H3 The Only Irish Whiskey You Ever Need
  • H3 How Does the Priciest American Whiskey Taste?
  • H2 Esquire Classics
  • H3 The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough Word
  • H3 My Abusive Education
  • H3 The Lies That Bind
  • H3 One Man on Why He Cheats
  • H2 more stories
  • H3 The 10 Best Colognes to Buy This Summer
  • H3 The 17 Best Colognes on Amazon
  • H3 The 6 Best Date-Night Colognes to Wear This Spring
  • H3 The Art of Flow State
  • H3 The Importance of Vinyl Records to Gen Z
  • H3 What's a Barefoot Shoe and Do You Need One?
  • H3 An Open Letter to The IRS
  • H3 How to Build Your Home Toolbox from Scratch
  • H3 The 7 Best Dress Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis
  • H3 The Best HBO Max Shows of 2026 (So Far)
  • H3 ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Finally Figured It Out
  • H3 Lana Del Rey’s James Bond Song Is, Well, Strange

Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.

Why this matters

No H1 means screen-reader users can't identify the page's primary topic, and Google's content-extraction degrades.

Learn more ▾

The H1 is the document title for assistive tech and a strong signal to search engines about page topic. Pages without one force screen readers to fall back to the <title> attribute or page chrome. Add a single H1 that names the page's primary subject.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

B
Alt Text Quality
6 of 95 images have issues
REVIEW
6 of 95 images have issues
Warning::
6 image(s) with generic alt text
Info::
2 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
Info::
1 decorative image(s) correctly marked
Info::
86 image(s) with good alt text
95 images 86 good alt text 1 decorative 6 generic
IssueCount
generic6 image(s)
too long2 image(s)
C
Favicon & Branding
Action
3 icon(s) detected
REVIEW
3 icon(s) detected
Info::
favicon.ico present at site root
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
Apple touch icon present
✓ favicon.ico Present
✓ PNG Icons Present
✓ Apple Touch Present
✗ SVG Favicon Missing
✗ Manifest Icons Missing
✗ Multiple Sizes Missing
B
Color Contrast (Screenshot)
20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA
REVIEW

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

20 pass 1 pass AA only
Show all checked elements (20)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h2 The Latest21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Most Read21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 more stories21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
title Esquire - Men's Fash…5.90:14.5:1
#000000
#FF3A30
Pass
span Search21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Subscribe21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a My Bookmarks21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Entertainment12.55:14.5:1
#000000
#C8C8C8
Pass
a Style21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Food21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Drinks21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Sports21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Lifestyle21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a News & Politics21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Archive21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Newsletter21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a About Us21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Follow21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Other Editions21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
a Your Privacy Choices21.00:14.5:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
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.

A+
Form Accessibility
All 3 controls labeled
PASS
All 3 controls labeled
Info::
3 control(s) properly labeled
3 controls
3 labeled
0 placeholder only
0 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#input-P0-5textSearchfor/id
#input-PP0-6-0textSearchfor/id
#input-PP0-9-1textEmailfor/id
A
404 Error Page
HTTP 404, custom page
PASS
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
Info::
Search form present on 404 page
404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404 | Esquire ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓
A+
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 97/100 — 2 failing, 28 passed
PASS
97

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.

Names and labels

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
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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.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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○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
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●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
●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●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
●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
●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 buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○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.
○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.
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