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Table headers in a data table must refer to data cells

Ensure that <th> elements and elements with role=columnheader/rowheader have data cells they describe

Status
For review
Impact
Serious
Category
Tables
Guidance
Deque University

1 potential issue across 1 page

#1

What to review

  • Table data cells are missing or empty

Where to look

We found occurrences on 1 page:

  1. alphagov.github.io/accessibility-tool-audit/tests/tables-table-that-only-has-th-elements-in-it.html

    HTML node 
    <table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Foo</th>
<th>Bar</th>
<th>Bat</th>
<th>Baz</th>
</tr>
</thead>
</table>
    CSS selector 
    table