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by codelikeawolf 763 days ago
> That's incorrect. There's nothing inherently inaccessible about the title attribute.

I think we might be splitting hairs here. There are accessibility concerns with the title attribute. MDN describes why the title attribute is problematic from an accessibility perspective [1] and provides a list of links with additional details. That MDN page also indicates that the title attribute is problematic for:

- People using touch-only devices

- People navigating with keyboards

- People navigating with assistive technology such as screen readers or magnifiers

- People experiencing fine motor control impairment

- People with cognitive concerns

That's a non-trivial amount of web users. So is it technically accessible? Yes. But if you want to deliver an accessible experience to everyone, and the title attribute is going to cause issues, I personally would define that as not being accessible.

[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_att...

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