Logical Tab Order Follows the Content
Make focus move in the order people read.
Focus Follows a Path
Press Tab and focus walks a fixed route through the page. That route is the tab order, and getting it right keeps users oriented. 🧭
It Follows the DOM
By default tab order matches your source order, the top-to-bottom sequence of elements in the HTML, not what you see on screen.
All lessons in this course
- Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, Space: The Core Keys
- Visible Focus: Never Hide the Outline
- Logical Tab Order Follows the Content
- Spotting Keyboard Traps