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This document is an English translation of the “freee Accessibility Guidelines.” The normative version of this document is in Japanese, and the English version is informational. The English translation is incomplete, and any links with their link texts left in Japanese are untranslated. Please be aware that there may be inaccuracies in the translation or parts that are outdated.

Dealing With axe DevTools Warnings

Last Updated: December 19, 2023

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Question / Problem

I don’t know what the warnings in axe DevTools mean or how to deal with them.

Answer / Conclusion

  1. If the warning is mentioned in Examples of How to Conduct Checks Using axe DevTools, check the related checks, guideline items and reference information.

  2. Check the guidelines related to the warning in Correspondence Between axe DevTools Rules and These Guidelines.

  3. If you cannot find enough information, do not make a hasty judgment and consult an expert.

Explanation

Examples of How to Conduct Checks Using axe DevTools summarizes the checks that can be performed with axe DevTools and how to do them. By checking the related checks, guideline items and reference information for the warning described here, you will get hints on how to deal with it.

On the other hand, Correspondence Between axe DevTools Rules and These Guidelines summarizes information about all warnings of axe DevTools. In addition to the links to the information provided by the developer of axe DevTools, some of the warnings have links to the guidelines related to the success criteria if there is a clear relationship with the success criteria of WCAG.

If you still don’t understand the meaning or how to deal with the warning after checking this information, we recommend that you do not make a hasty judgment and consult an expert.