landmark region
An HTML region a screen-reader user can jump to directly: main, nav, header, footer, aside, or an element with the matching role.
What landmark region means
One main landmark is the target for skipping the navigation; two is as unusable as none.
Where landmark region comes up on this site
- Accessibility from the delivered HTML: nine things a screen reader needs before contrast mattersThe glossary defines landmark region , accessible name and skip link .
Terms this definition uses
Related terms in Indexing and discovery
Whether a page can be found and kept, separately from whether it can be fetched.
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Questions about landmark region
What is landmark region?
An HTML region a screen-reader user can jump to directly: main, nav, header, footer, aside, or an element with the matching role.
Which area of the glossary does landmark region belong to?
Indexing and discovery: Whether a page can be found and kept, separately from whether it can be fetched.
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