tabindex

The tabindex content attribute allows authors to indicate that an element is supposed to be focusable, whether it is supposed to be reachable using sequential focus navigation and, optionally, to suggest where in the sequential focus navigation order the element appears. 5.4.3. The tabindex attribute

Links about tabindex

1. Using the tabindex attribute

   posted on August 4, 2014 by Léonie Watson

   The HTML tabindex attribute is used to manage keyboard focus. Used wisely, it can effectively handle focus within web widgets. Used unwisely however, the tabindex attribute can destroy the usability o

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2. Tabindex: it rarely pays to be positive | scottohara.me

   posted on May 25, 2019 by Scott O'Hara

   HTML’s tabindex attribute may be used to modify whether an element can receive keyboard focus, or not. It’s an attribute that can be quite beneficial in crea...

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   • accessibility
   

3. Controlling focus with tabindex -- A11ycasts #04

   posted on September 2, 2016 by Rob Dodson

   Whenever possible you want to use native HTML elements for your custom controls. The button tag, for instance, is very easy to style, and has built-in keyboa...

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   • accessibility
   

4. Flexbox & the keyboard navigation disconnect – Tink

   posted on February 4, 2016 by Léonie Watson

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   • accessibility
   

5. Using tabindex | Web Fundamentals | Google Developers

   by Meggin Kearney

   Modifying the DOM order with tabindex

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   • accessibility
   

6. tabindex

   posted on April 17, 2019 by MDN

   Das Globale Attribut tabindex gibt an, ob sein Element fokussiert werden kann, ob und an welcher Stelle es an der sequentiellen Tastaturnavigation beteiligt ist (normalerweise mit der Tabulatortaste, daher der Name).

   

Code sample

<div id="#content" tabindex="-1">
</div>