Matan · WCAG · Operable
Button names (WCAG)
WCAG 4.1.2: buttons must have an accessible name (Name, Role, Value).
Pass condition in our engine: Buttons have an accessible name.
This WCAG check is part of SEO-GEO scoring 2.2.1, last updated 2026-09-18. About 90 percent of the evaluation runs on the HTML we crawl, so you can verify the same pass condition with a free report.
1. Problem description
Icon-only close and menu buttons frequently have no text and no aria-label. role=button on a div inherits the same requirement.
2. Most common causes
- SVG icons without title/aria-label.
- A <div role=button> wrapping an empty span.
3. How to fix it
- Add visible text or aria-label on every <button> and role=button.
- Prefer a real <button> over a clickable div.
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