There’s no need to include ‘navigation’ in your navigation labels

Mark Underhill:

And now to the reason I wrote this post: including the word “navigation” in your <nav> labels. There’s no need. If we did, we’d hear something like “Navigation, Primary navigation”. Not the end of the world, but unnecessarily repetitive for screen reader users.

One of those nuances to keep in your back pocket when writing for screen readers. Reminds me, too, that there’s no need to say something like “image” when describing one in the alt text. That’s sorta implied. While I’m no screen reading native, I imagine these sorts of things are minor pet peeves that, given a little love and consideration, make navigating that much more enjoyable.

While we’re on the UX of accessible text, another consideration: keep it succinct. It doesn’t have to be a novel.

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