Table cells are used as a caption

Automated check table-fake-caption, run with axe-core

WCAG

1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Severity

Moderate: a degraded experience

Typical effort

Quick win, under 1 hour

Category

Content

Who this affects

Screen reader users.

Why it matters

A first row spanning all columns to act as a title is read as data, and the table has no real caption.

How to fix it

Move the title into a <caption> element directly inside the <table>.

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