Spotting Keyboard Traps
Find places where focus gets stuck with no exit.
Stuck With No Way Out
A keyboard trap is any spot where focus goes in but cannot get out with the keyboard. For a mouse-free user, it is a dead end. 🪤
Why It Is So Serious
A trapped user may have to reload the whole page just to escape. WCAG calls a no-exit trap a failure, not a minor bug.