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Checks for bypass mechanisms for keyboard navigation
Rule IDa11y/skip-link
CategoryAccessibility
ScopePer-page
Severitywarning
Weight4/10

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Solution

Skip links allow keyboard users to bypass repetitive navigation and jump directly to main content. Add a hidden link at the very beginning of your page: <a href='#main-content' class='skip-link'>Skip to main content</a>. Style it to become visible on focus. Ensure the target (#main-content) has tabindex=’-1’ if it’s not naturally focusable. Alternative: use landmark roles like <main> which screen readers can navigate to directly.

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/skip-link"]

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Disable all Accessibility rules

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["a11y/skip-link"]
disable = ["*"]