Technique H64:Using the `title` attribute of the `iframe` element

About this Technique

This technique relates to:

2.4.1: Bypass Blocks (Sufficient when used for grouping blocks of repeated material in a way that can be skipped)
4.1.2: Name, Role, Value (Sufficient when used with G108: Using markup features to expose the name and role, allow user-settable properties to be directly set, and provide notification of changes)

This technique applies to HTML documents that use iframes.

Description

The objective of this technique is to demonstrate the use of the title attribute of the iframe element to describe its contents. This provides a label for the frame so users can determine which frame to enter and explore in detail. It does not label the content inside the iframe.

Note

The title attribute labels iframes, and is different from the title element which labels documents. Both should be provided, since the first facilitates navigation among iframes and the second clarifies the user's current page.

The title attribute is not interchangeable with the name attribute. The title labels the frame for users; the name labels it for scripting and window targeting. The name is not presented to the user, only the title is.

Examples

Example 1: Using the `title` attribute with an `iframe` to describe the `iframe`'s content

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>A document using an iframe</title>
</head>
...
<iframe src="banner-ad.html" name="ad-iframe" title="Advertisement"></iframe>
...
</html>

Related Resources

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HTML - iframe element.

Tests

Procedure

Check each iframe element in the HTML source code for the presence of a title attribute.
Check that the title attribute contains text that describes the iframe's content.

Expected Results

Checks #1 and #2 are true.