Accessibility
· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DAlt Text QualityAction5 of 77 images have issuesFIX
| Issue | Count |
|---|---|
| missing | 5 image(s) |
| too long | 12 image(s) |
Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
Each image without alt text is a WCAG 1.1.1 failure — invisible to screen-reader users, lost from Google Image Search.
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WCAG 2.1 Level A requires text alternatives for non-decorative images. Empty alt='' is fine for decorative; meaningful images need descriptive text. Common fixes: CMS audit + bulk add, build-time linter (alt-text-required ESLint rule), CI gate on Lighthouse a11y score.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1 / WebAIM Million Report
D404 Error PageActionHTTP 404, custom pageFIX
DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DDark Mode SupportActionNo dark mode signalsFIX
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
BLandmark Structure7 landmarksREVIEW
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
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.
Without a skip-nav link, keyboard users tab through every nav item before reaching content — every page, every visit.
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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
CForm AccessibilityAction3 of 5 controls have issuesREVIEW
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTACT_OTHER_BRANDS | checkbox | none | |
| CONTACT_PARTNERS | checkbox | none | |
| searchTerm | search | (Type to search...) | placeholder only |
| (none) | none | ||
| input | submit | (none) | none |
Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
<input type="email" name="MAIL">; <input type="submit">
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="search" name="searchTerm">
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
BLink & Button Quality1 issue(s) across 124 links and 4 buttonsREVIEW
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.instagram.com/marieclairemag… | Visit us on Instagram | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.tiktok.com/@marieclairemagaz… | Visit us on TikTok | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://twitter.com/marieclaire | Visit us on Twitter | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.pinterest.co.uk/marieclaire/ | Visit us on Pinterest | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://futureplc.com/terms-conditions/ | Terms & Conditions | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://futureplc.com/privacy-policy/ | Privacy Policy | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.marieclaire.com/about/a394/a… | About us | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://futureplc.com/contact/ | Contact Future's experts | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.marieclaire.com/about/news/a… | Contact us | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.marieclaire.com/about/a11747… | Advertise Online | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.marieclaire.com/newsletter/ | Newsletter | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.futureplc.com/terms-conditio… | Terms and conditions | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.futureplc.com/privacy-policy… | Privacy policy | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.futureplc.com/cookies-policy… | Cookies policy | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://www.futureplc.com/careers/ | Careers | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| https://futureplc.com/ | Visit our corporate site | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| <button> | (empty) | empty | Add button text or aria-label |
Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
https://www.instagram.com/marieclairemag/; https://www.tiktok.com/@marieclairemagazine; https://twitter.com/marieclaire; https://www.pinterest.co.uk/marieclaire/; https://futureplc.com/terms-conditions/; https://futureplc.com/privacy-policy/; https://www.marieclaire.com/about/a394/about-us/; https://futureplc.com/contact/; https://www.marieclaire.com/about/news/a2709/contact-us/; https://www.marieclaire.com/about/a11747/advertise-online/ (+6 more)
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
Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
button.button-menu (#173 on page)
Buttons with no accessible text (icon-only, no aria-label) can't be activated by voice control or understood by screen readers.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 4.1.2
BFavicon & Branding11 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
A+Heading Hierarchy86 headingsPASS
- H1 Marie Claire
- H2 What to Pack for a Beach Vacation Without Overthinking It
- H2 Top stories
- H2 French Girls Are Retiring Their Ballet Flats for This Shoe
- H2 I Got Gender Affirming Top Surgery—Here's Everything That Happened
- H2 Sex Workers on Screen Were Once Only Sensationalized. Lindsey Normington Is Helping Change That
- H2 My Garden-Girl Era Is Back In Full Bloom With My Favorite Spring Fragrance Trend
- H2 Beauty
- H2 Ciara Looks Runway-Ready With Her Perfect '90s Supermodel Blowout
- H2 I'm Ditching My Self-Tanner for This Instant Bronzing Foam That Actually Smells *So* Good
- H2 I Traveled Over 3,000 Miles to Smell the Inside of Kensington Palace
- H2 My Garden-Girl Era Is Back In Full Bloom With My Favorite Spring Fragrance Trend
- H2 Fashion
- H2 Every Designer Wants to Be on'The Devil Wears Prada 2' London Red Carpet
- H2 Pack J.Crew’s New Spring Collection for Your Next Vacation
- H2 Charlize Theron Honors Her Pro-Dance Stance With Spring's Jazz Shoe Trend
- H2 How I’m Styling Red as a Spring Neutral
- H2 In The Issue
- H2 Sarah Pidgeon Steps Into the Spotlight
- H2 52 Brands Who Put Craftsmanship at the Center of Everything They Do
- H2 We Asked 'Marie Claire' Readers to Vote on Their Favorite Beauty Products—These 57 Came Out on Top
- H2 No Place Like The Row
- H2 Peak Priyanka
- H2 Is Tilly Norwood the Most Dangerous “Actress” in Hollywood?
- H2 Nancy Pelosi’s Parting Message to Women in This Political “Freak Show”
- H2 Style At Large
- H2 How I’m Styling Red as a Spring Neutral
- H2 4 Chic Ballet Flats Outfits to Wear This Spring
- H2 Shoes That Can Keep Up With My Springtime Wanderlust
- H2 I'm Still Thinking About Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's Biggest Style Lesson
- H2 Nice Talk
- H2 The Childhood Lesson That Helped Emma Grede Build an Empire
- H2 Big News—Our Podcast "Nice Talk" Is Nominated for a Webby
- H2 Padma Lakshmi Has Thoughts on Celebrities Talking Politics
- H2 Lauren Sherman Isn't Afraid of Being Banned From Fashion Shows
- H2 Politics
- H2 What Will the Future of Firearms Look Like?
- H2 These Social Media Stars Are the Firearm Industry’s Most Powerful Weapon
- H2 The Women Coming Together to Make Friends and Shoot Firearms
- H2 In Our Era of Mass Shootings, Will the Educators Ever Be All Right?
- H2 Money & Career
- H2 My Surreal Journey of Getting Fired by the Trump Administration
- H2 More from Marie Claire
- H2 Retail Therapy
- H2 Spring 2026's Biggest Shoe Trends Are Equal Parts Wearable and Aspirational
- H2 I Had My Jawline Remodeled During My Lunch Break and It Looks Like I Had a Lower Facelift
- H2 Does the "World’s Worst Weed" Carry the Secret to Holistic Hair Removal?
- H2 My Secret to French-Girl Skin? These Parisian Pharmacy Staples
- H2 Meet the Designer Perfume That Has Strangers Stopping Me on the Street
- H2 I'm Ditching the Classic French Manicure for This Red Hot Design
- H2 5 Fashion Week Outfits I’d Wear All Year
- H2 Travel
- H2 Everything About This Cinematic Mexican Resort Screams 'White Lotus'
- H2 Hear Me Out—Instead of Island-Hopping, Limit Your Vacation to Exactly One
- H2 Promo Codes
- H2 Wild discount codes - in April 2026
- H2 Elemis discount codes - in April 2026
- H2 Booking.com promo codes - in April 2026
- H2 Lovehoney coupon code - for April 2026
- H2 Biotherm promo codes - in April 2026
- H2 Abercrombie promo code for April 2026
- H2 Frank Darling discount codes April 2026
- H2 Ulta coupons codes - in April 2026
- H2 FARFETCH promo codes - in April 2026
- H2 Thrive Causemetics promo codes for April 2026
- H2 No7 coupons - in April 2026
- H2 Bandolier promo codes - in April 2026
- H2 The OUTNET promo codes - in April 2026
- H2 Celebrity
- H2 Queen Elizabeth Delivered a Matter-of-Fact Retort When People Thought Princess Diana Was Haunting Sandringham, Per Author
- H2 Prince William Isn’t as "Instinctively Radical” as The King, Says Royal Biographer
- H2 Queen Elizabeth Would "Puncture the Balloons" of Courtiers
- H2 Queen Elizabeth Made History By “Normalizing” One Aspect of Royal Life
- H2 Culture
- H2 Adam Sandler's Daughters Sunny and Sadie Are Taking Over Netflix
- H2 'The Night Agent' Season 4 Is Confirmed. Here's What We Know About Peter Sutherland's Next Mission in L.A.
- H2 #MomTok Survives For Now: 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Season 5 Will Resume Production
- H2 Lindsey Normington Is Rewriting the Script on Sex Work
- H2 From the archives
- H2 Finding Wonder in Textile Waste
- H2 "I'm Suturing Her and Hearing the Firing"
- H2 Roommates After 50
- H2 The 700-Mile Journey to Get an Abortion
- H2 You’ve Probably Never Heard of My "Invisible Disability"
- H2 Of Murder and Motherhood
- H2 Little Shop of Horrors
A+Color Contrast (Screenshot)20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AAPASS
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
Show all checked elements (20)
| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h1 Marie Claire | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 What to Pack for a B… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 French Girls Are Ret… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 I Got Gender Affirmi… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Sex Workers on Scree… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 My Garden-Girl Era I… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Ciara Looks Runway-R… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 I'm Ditching My Self… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 I Traveled Over 3,00… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 My Garden-Girl Era I… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Every Designer Wants… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Pack J.Crew’s New … | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Charlize Theron Hono… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 How I’m Styling Re… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Sarah Pidgeon Steps … | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 52 Brands Who Put Cr… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 We Asked 'Marie Clai… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 No Place Like The Ro… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Peak Priyanka | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | Pass |
| h2 Is Tilly Norwood the… | 12.77:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FCB7CA | 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.
ALighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 93/100 — 2 failing, 24 passedPASS
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.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Advertisement div#ads-lightbox-1 > div#bdx_highline-lightbox1 > div#bordeaux-slot_static_1-hook_0 > div#bordeaux-slot_static_1-hook_0-label |
Advertisement div#ads-lightbox-2 > div#bdx_highline-lightbox2 > div#bordeaux-slot_static_2-hook_0 > div#bordeaux-slot_static_2-hook_0-label |
Advertisement div#ads-lightbox-3 > div#bdx_highline-lightbox3 > div#bordeaux-slot_static_3-hook_0 > div#bordeaux-slot_static_3-hook_0-label |
Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Terms & Conditions div.newsletter-form__container > section.newsletter-form__main-section > footer.newsletter-form__footer > a |
Privacy Policy div.newsletter-form__container > section.newsletter-form__main-section > footer.newsletter-form__footer > a |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.