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ACC-011

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EPUBCheck ACC-011 is a usage message: “SVG hyperlink has no accessible name.” A link inside SVG has no accessible name, so screen readers cannot announce where it goes.

The official message

SVG hyperlink has no accessible name

Default severity
Usage. Informative only and hidden by default: it appears when EPUBCheck runs with -u (--usage). It does not make the EPUB invalid.
EPUBCheck version
5.4.0

Typical causes

  • SVG a elements that wrap only shapes or images.

How to fix it

  • Add a title element inside the link or an aria-label attribute.

Terms used here

Other ACC messages

  • ACC-009 MathML should either have an "alttext" attribute or "annotation-xml" child element.

Message text and severity from EPUBCheck 5.4.0 (W3C, BSD-3-Clause). Explanation by EPUBLab.

FAQ

What does EPUBCheck ACC-011 mean?

EPUBCheck ACC-011 is a usage message: “SVG hyperlink has no accessible name.” A link inside SVG has no accessible name, so screen readers cannot announce where it goes.

Is ACC-011 an error?

ACC-011 is reported as usage by default. Informative only and hidden by default: it appears when EPUBCheck runs with -u (--usage). It does not make the EPUB invalid.