{
  "id": 15128075,
  "title": "Add a skip link (Web HIG tip #11)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/add-a-skip-link-web-hig-tip-11",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:33:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/frozonfreak/add-a-skip-link-web-hig-tip-11-4529"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Web HIG (Web Interaction Guidelines) recommends adding a \"Skip to main content\" link as the first tabbable element on a webpage. This link allows keyboard users, screen reader users, and sighted users with limited mobility to quickly access the main content of the page without having to navigate through unnecessary elements. The link should be placed at the beginning of the body, point to the id of the main content, and be made visible only when it receives focus. The HIG also emphasizes the importance of landmarks, headings, and IDs existing on every template to ensure the link functions correctly.",
  "summary": "Load your site, click the address bar, and press Tab. Count how many presses it takes to reach the first thing in the main content. Every one of those stops is a logo, a nav link, or a menu toggle that a keyboard user has to step through on every page, every time. Web HIG tip #11 (Quick #74): Provide a \"Skip to main content\" link as the first tabbable element. Why it matters A skip link is the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Add \"Skip to main content\" link as first tabbable element",
    "Point link to id of main content, visible on focus",
    "Landmarks, headings, IDs needed for link functionality"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Implementing skip links streamlines navigation for users with mobility or visual impairments by removing repetitive structural elements that otherwise obstruct direct access to a webpage's primary content.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}