tabindex-no-positive.md

tabindex-no-positive

Avoid positive tabIndex property values to synchronize the flow of the page with keyboard tab order.

Rule details

This rule takes no arguments.

Succeed

<span tabIndex="0">foo</span>
<span tabIndex="-1">bar</span>
<span tabIndex={0}>baz</span>

Fail

<span tabIndex="5">foo</span>
<span tabIndex="3">bar</span>
<span tabIndex="1">baz</span>
<span tabIndex="2">never really sure what goes after baz</span>

Accessibility guidelines

• WCAG 2.4.3

Resources

• Chrome Audit Rules, AX_FOCUS_03