Server-side image maps are used
Automated check server-side-image-map, run with axe-core
- WCAG
- 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)
- Severity
- Serious: completable, but painful
- Typical effort
- Involved, 1 to 3 days
- Category
- Navigation
Who this affects
Keyboard-only and screen reader users.
Why it matters
Server-side image maps only work with a mouse click at exact coordinates, so their links cannot be reached without a mouse.
How to fix it
Replace the image map with ordinary links, or with a client-side <map> whose <area> elements have alt text.
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