What the standard says
Web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose.
Why it matters
The title is the first thing a screen reader announces and the label on every browser tab, bookmark and search result.
What a failure looks like
- failsEvery page titled with the company name alone.
- failsA single-page app that never updates `document.title` on route change.
How to fix it
- doPut the specific part first: "Checkout · Northlight" beats "Northlight · Checkout".
- doIn an SPA, set the title on every navigation.
How A11ySignal checks it
1 automated check runs against this criterion on every scan.
seriousdocument-titleDocuments must have <title> element to aid in navigation