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Level AWCAG 2.0WCAG 2.1WCAG 2.2EN 301 549 § 9.2.4.1

2.4.1
Bypass Blocks

Give people a way past the blocks that repeat on every page.

What the standard says

A mechanism is available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple web pages.

Why it matters

Without a skip link, a keyboard user tabs through forty navigation items on every single page before reaching the content.

What a failure looks like

  • failsNo skip link, and no landmarks to jump between.
  • failsA skip link that exists but is `display: none`, so it never receives focus.

How to fix it

  • doPut a "Skip to content" link first in the DOM, visually hidden until focused.
  • doAdd `<main>`, `<nav>` and `<header>` so landmark navigation works as a second route.

How A11ySignal checks it

1 automated check runs against this criterion on every scan.

Also under 2.4 Navigable