Axe 4.11 Rules - Detailed Test Coverage Map

This document maps each axe-core 4.11 rule to specific test pages and describes what violations to expect.

WCAG 2.0 Level A & AA Rules (68 Total)

Text Alternatives Category (7 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`image-alt`	Critical	page1.html	✅ Yes	Images missing alt text
`image-alt`	Critical	page5.html	✅ Yes	SVG images missing alt
`image-alt`	Critical	blog/post1.html	✅ Yes	Hero image without alt
`area-alt`	Critical	—	⏸️ Not tested	Image map areas lack alt text
`input-image-alt`	Critical	—	⏸️ Not tested	Image input buttons lack alt
`object-alt`	Serious	page5.html	✅ Yes	Object elements without alt
`svg-img-alt`	Serious	page5.html	✅ Yes	SVG with role=”img” no alt
`video-caption`	Critical	page5.html	✅ Yes	Videos without captions

ARIA Attributes Category (20 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`aria-allowed-attr`	Critical	page4.html	✅ Yes	Element role has unsupported ARIA attributes
`aria-braille-equivalent`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Braille labels lack non-braille equivalent
`aria-command-name`	Serious	page4.html	✅ Yes	Button/link without accessible name
`aria-conditional-attr`	Serious	page4.html	✅ Yes	ARIA attributes not per role spec
`aria-deprecated-role`	Minor	—	⏸️ Not tested	Deprecated ARIA role used
`aria-hidden-body`	Critical	—	⏸️ Not tested	aria-hidden on body element
`aria-hidden-focus`	Serious	page4.html	✅ Yes	Hidden element contains focusable content
`aria-input-field-name`	Serious	page4.html	✅ Yes	ARIA input field without name
`aria-meter-name`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	ARIA meter without name
`aria-progressbar-name`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	ARIA progressbar without name
`aria-prohibited-attr`	Serious	page4.html	✅ Yes	Prohibited ARIA attribute used
`aria-required-attr`	Critical	page4.html	✅ Yes	Required ARIA attribute missing
`aria-required-children`	Critical	page4.html	✅ Yes	Required child ARIA roles missing
`aria-required-parent`	Critical	page4.html	✅ Yes	Required parent ARIA role missing
`aria-roles`	Critical	page4.html	✅ Yes	Invalid ARIA role value
`aria-toggle-field-name`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	ARIA toggle field without name
`aria-tooltip-name`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	ARIA tooltip without name
`aria-valid-attr`	Critical	page4.html	✅ Yes	Invalid ARIA attribute used
`aria-valid-attr-value`	Critical	page4.html	✅ Yes	ARIA attribute has invalid value

Forms Category (4 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`label`	Critical	page2.html	✅ Yes	Form inputs without associated labels
`label`	Critical	auth/login.html	✅ Yes	Login form fields unlabeled
`select-name`	Critical	auth/login.html	✅ Yes	Select element without name
`form-field-multiple-labels`	Moderate	page2.html	✅ Yes	Multiple labels on single field

Headings Category (2 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`heading-order`	Moderate	page3.html	✅ Yes	Heading hierarchy incorrect
`heading-order`	Moderate	blog/post1.html	✅ Yes	Skipped heading level (h2 to h4)

Tables Category (3 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`th-has-data-cells`	Serious	page6.html	✅ Yes	Table headers don’t describe data
`td-headers-attr`	Serious	page6.html	✅ Yes	Table cells reference invalid headers
`table-duplicate-name`	Minor	page6.html	✅ Yes	Caption duplicates summary

Buttons & Links Category (4 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`button-name`	Critical	page3.html	✅ Yes	Buttons without discernible text
`button-name`	Critical	page5.html	✅ Yes	Icon buttons without labels
`input-button-name`	Critical	page3.html	✅ Yes	Input buttons without text
`link-name`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Links without discernible text
`link-in-text-block`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Links not distinguished by color

Frames & Embeds Category (3 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`frame-title`	Serious	page5.html	✅ Yes	Iframe without accessible name
`frame-title-unique`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Frame titles not unique
`frame-focusable-content`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Frame with focusable content has tabindex=-1

Language & Document Category (5 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`html-has-lang`	Serious	page4.html	✅ Yes	Missing lang attribute
`html-has-lang`	Serious	blog/post1.html	✅ Yes	HTML without lang (intentional)
`html-lang-valid`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Invalid lang value
`html-xml-lang-mismatch`	Moderate	—	⏸️ Not tested	Lang and xml:lang disagree
`valid-lang`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Invalid lang attribute value
`document-title`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Document missing title

Color & Contrast Category (1 rule)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`color-contrast`	Serious	page1.html	✅ Yes	Poor contrast ratio
`color-contrast`	Serious	blog/post1.html	✅ Yes	Low contrast text (#888 on #8a8a)

Parsing & Structure Category (4 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`duplicate-id-aria`	Critical	demo-bad.html	✅ Yes	Duplicate ID attributes
`list`	Serious	page6.html	✅ Yes	Incorrect list structure
`listitem`	Serious	page6.html	✅ Yes	li outside ul/ol
`listitem`	Serious	blog/post1.html	✅ Yes	List items outside container
`definition-list`	Serious	page6.html	✅ Yes	Definition list structure incorrect
`dlitem`	Serious	page6.html	✅ Yes	dt/dd outside dl
`marquee`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Marquee element used
`blink`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Blink element used

Meta & Viewport Category (3 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`meta-viewport`	Moderate	auth/login.html	✅ Yes	Viewport disables user zoom
`meta-refresh`	Critical	—	⏸️ Not tested	Meta refresh used

Keyboard Interaction Category (3 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`bypass`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	No skip navigation link
`scrollable-region-focusable`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Scrollable region not keyboard accessible
`server-side-image-map`	Minor	—	⏸️ Not tested	Server-side image map used

WCAG 2.1 Level A & AA Rules (26 Total)

Content Sizing (2 rules)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`avoid-inline-spacing`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Text spacing via styles not adjustable
`autocomplete-valid`	Serious	auth/login.html	✅ Yes	Invalid/missing autocomplete

Best Practices Rules (30+ Total)

Selected Key Rules

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`empty-heading`	Minor	page3.html	✅ Yes	Heading with no text
`empty-table-header`	Minor	—	⏸️ Not tested	Table header without text
`heading-order`	Moderate	page3.html	✅ Yes	Heading hierarchy wrong
`label-title-only`	Serious	page2.html	✅ Yes	Form field only labeled via title
`landmark-one-main`	Moderate	blog/post1.html	✅ Yes	Document missing main landmark
`region`	Moderate	blog/post1.html	✅ Yes	Content outside landmarks
`tabindex`	Serious	auth/login.html	✅ Yes	tabindex > 0 used
`page-has-heading-one`	Moderate	page3.html	✅ Yes	No h1 heading
`scope-attr-valid`	Moderate	page6.html	✅ Yes	Invalid scope attribute

Experimental Rules (9 Total - Disabled by Default)

Rule	Severity	Page	Expected Violation	Description
`td-has-header`	Critical	page6.html	✅ Yes	Large table cells lack headers
`table-fake-caption`	Serious	page6.html	✅ Yes	Table caption not using caption element
`p-as-heading`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Paragraph styled as heading
`label-content-name-mismatch`	Serious	—	⏸️ Not tested	Visible label doesn’t match name

Summary Statistics

Coverage by Test Page

page1.html — 3-4 rule categories, 5-7 violations expected
page2.html — 2-3 rule categories, 5-8 violations expected
page3.html — 3-4 rule categories, 4-6 violations expected
page4.html — 4-5 rule categories, 6-10 violations expected
page5.html — 3-4 rule categories, 6-8 violations expected
page6.html — 4-5 rule categories, 8-12 violations expected
auth/login.html — 3-4 rule categories, 6-9 violations expected
blog/post1.html — 4-5 rule categories, 7-10 violations expected
demo-bad.html — 5+ rule categories, 10+ violations expected

Overall Rule Coverage

Rules with test coverage: 50+ out of 100+
Rules not tested: 50+ (mostly edge cases, deprecated, or AAA rules)
Primary focus: WCAG 2.0 & 2.1 Level A/AA standards
Coverage percentage: ~50% of actionable rules

How to Use This Map

Select a specific rule from the table above
Visit the listed test page to see how it manifests
Run axe-core on that page
Verify the violation appears in results
Check if scanner detects it correctly

Testing Methodology

Open a11y-scan.html
Select “Local Directory” from dropdown
Drag this repository folder onto the drop zone
Run the scan
Compare detected violations to expected errors in this document

Last Updated: January 2026 Axe Version: 4.11 Test Pages: 9 Total Violations Expected: 40+