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Green Energy Solutions | Ørsted

Leading the Transition to Renewable Energy | Ørsted Global

Corporate Partnerships | Ørsted

Energy markets | Ørsted

Global Overview of Ørsted Websites | Ørsted

When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

February 2026

January 2026

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Our Renewable Energy Blog → The Expert Take \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/what-we-do/insights/expert-take	3
	Press kit \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/media/press-kit	3
	Our Approach to Sustainability \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/who-we-are/sustainability/our-approach	3
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingorsted.com/	2
	Contact Us \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/contact-us	2
	Green Energy Solutions \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/what-we-do/renewable-energy-solutions	2
	Leading the Transition to Renewable Energy \| Ørsted Globalorsted.com/	2
	Corporate Partnerships \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/what-we-do/corporate-partnerships	2
	Energy markets \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/what-we-do/energy-markets	2
	Global Overview of Ørsted Websites \| Ørstedorsted.com/en/orsted-global	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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