How to test Meaningful sequence

Which standards this maps to

Korean standard (KWCAG 2.2)

7.3.1 Meaningful sequence

Understandable

International standard (WCAG 2.2)

1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A) ↗1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (A) ↗

How to test it

Disable CSS or use a screen reader to verify the content order is logical.

What automation covers

6 automated rules judge this checkpoint. Each comes with remediation guidance.

• Lists must only contain li elements list

  Direct children of ul/ol must be li elements.

• li must be contained in ul or ol listitem

  li elements must be children of ul, ol, or role=list.

• dl must be structured correctly definition-list

  dl must contain properly ordered dt/dd pairs.

• dt and dd must be inside a dl dlitem

  dt and dd must be contained in a dl.

• Styled p elements must not be used as headings p-as-heading

  Use real heading elements instead of styled paragraphs.

• Heading levels should only increase by one heading-order

  Do not skip heading levels; style size with CSS instead.