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Fixed Income | S&P Global

Supply Chain Management Solutions | S&P Global

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Technology Solutions | S&P Global

Private Markets | S&P Global

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

March 2026

February 2026

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Title / URL	Issues
Energy Transition \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/topics/energy-transition	97
Technology & AI \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/topics/technology-ai	63
Credit & Risk \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/topics/credit-risk	61
Fixed Income \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/topics/fixed-income	44
Supply Chain Management Solutions \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/topics/supply-chain	41
Latest S&P Global Podcasts \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/podcasts	34
Ratings & Benchmarks \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/ratings-benchmarks	28
Data & Analytics \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/data-analytics	24
Technology Solutions \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/technology-solutions	24
Private Markets \| S&P Globalwww.spglobal.com/en/products/topics/private-markets	22

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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