Operable / 2.4 Navigable
2.4.2Page Titled
Level AGive each page a title that describes its topic or purpose, using the title element. Screen reader users hear the title announced first when a page loads, so it is often their first clue to the page's content, and it also helps everyone tell pages apart among many open browser tabs.
Note
A detailed commentary for this success criterion is not yet available. In the meantime, this page lists related patterns, techniques, and links to the normative sources.
Related Techniques
Specific implementation techniques for meeting this success criterion. This site doesn't include the full text, so follow the links to the original W3C documents.
Sufficient Techniques(3)
- G88: Providing descriptive titles for web pages(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
- H25: Providing a title using the title element(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
- PDF18: Specifying the document title using the Title entry in the document information dictionary of a PDF document(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
Advisory Techniques(1)
Normative References
- Success Criterion 2.4.2 Page Titled — WCAG 2.2(opens in a new tab)The normative requirement text.
- Understanding Page Titled — W3C(opens in a new tab)Official guidance on intent, examples, and techniques.