Accessibility and Best Practices in HTML5

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HTML5 Accessibility Best Practices ♿️

HTML5 emphasizes creating accessible web content through semantic elements, ARIA roles, and plant-specific attributes. Best practices include:

  • 🏷️ Using semantic tags to define the structure.
  • 🖼️ Providing alt text for images (<img alt="description">).
  • 📝 Ensuring form controls are properly labeled.
  • 🦯 Using ARIA roles and attributes to enhance accessibility for assistive technologies.
  • ✔️ Validating HTML markup regularly to avoid errors.

Example:

<nav aria-label="Main Navigation">
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#home">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="#services">Services</a></li>
  </ul>
</nav>