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Amika | Hair Products for all Hair Types | Space NK

Aesop

Briogeo | Clean and Natural Haircare | Space NK

Lip Care Products | Skincare | Space NK

Byredo | Perfumes and Candles | Space NK

Aveda | Vegan Hair Products | Space NK

To comply with WCAG 2.1, fields must identify what their purpose is _programmatically_. If done correctly,
this allows browsers to help users fill in forms with known information, such as their name and email address.

This is accomplished via the `autocomplete` attribute, which should be set to a 
[supported value](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/autocomplete) wherever
appropriate, e.g. 

```html
<label for="name">
  First Name
</label>
<input id="name" type="text" autocomplete="given-name">
```

For fields where `autocomplete` is not appropriate, e.g. due to security, or the field not matching the
specification, the specific field should be ignored.

## Methodology

* All fields which could support `autocomplete` (e.g. text fields)
  are checked. Other fields - like dropdown menus - are ignored.
* The [accessible name](https://www.w3.org/TR/accname-1.2/) of each field is considered. In most cases this
  will be the `<label>` for the field.
* If the name matches a known pattern the field 
  must have an appropriate `autocomplete` value specified.
  For example, an `<input>` with type `text` with a label of 
  "First Name" would be expected to have an autocomplete value 
  of `given-name` or similar.

Note that using `autocomplete="on"` is not sufficient to pass this check, a
specific named autocomplete value must be used. See the
[supported values](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/autocomplete).

## Troubleshooting

If a field is a false positive, check whether the field has an 
appropriate accessible name (i.e. a `<label>` or `aria-label`).

If the label is incorrect, Silktide may assume that the field 
requires `autocomplete` where it does not. You should fix the 
label to avoid this.

Otherwise, you can simply ignore the specific field.

## More information

* [How to use HTML 5.2 attributes](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/html/H98)

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Title / URL	Issues
Login \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/login	8
Space NK \| Wishlistwww.spacenk.com/uk/wishlist	7
Skincare Matcheswww.spacenk.com/uk/skincarematches	6
LGBTQIA+ Owned Beauty Brandswww.spacenk.com/uk/lgbtqia-brands	3
Amika \| Hair Products for all Hair Types \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/a/amika	3
Aesopwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/a/aesop	3
Briogeo \| Clean and Natural Haircare \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/b/briogeo	3
Lip Care Products \| Skincare \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/skincare/lipcare	3
Byredo \| Perfumes and Candles \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/b/byredo	3
Aveda \| Vegan Hair Products \| Space NKwww.spacenk.com/uk/brands/a/aveda	3

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