Tables repeat the same caption and summary

Automated check table-duplicate-name, run with axe-core

WCAG

Best practice: a recommendation, not a WCAG success criterion

Severity

Moderate: a degraded experience

Typical effort

Quick win, under 1 hour

Category

Content

Who this affects

Screen reader users.

Why it matters

The same text is announced twice, which adds noise without adding information.

How to fix it

Keep the <caption>, and either use the summary for extra detail or remove it.

Related checks: Content

• Meters have no accessible name
• Progress bars have no accessible name
• Tooltips have no accessible name
• Table header cells are empty
• Images have no text alternative
• Image alt text duplicates nearby visible text
• Embedded objects have no text alternative
• Elements with role="img" have no text alternative

All checks