IN.gov | Maps & Info

IN.gov | The Official Website of the State of Indiana

First time visit: View without clicking anything

IN.gov | Local Weather

IN.gov | Visitor Resources

IN.gov | Licensing

IGC: Casino Locations & Information

DOR: Business or Corporation

Secretary of State: Business Services Division: Business Division Home

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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May 2025

April 2025

State of Indiana

Title / URL	Issues
IN.gov \| Maps & Infowww.in.gov/core/map.html	7
IN.gov \| The Official Website of the State of Indianawww.in.gov/core/business.html	6
IN.gov \| The Official Website of the State of Indianawww.in.gov/core/index.html	6
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.in.gov/core/index.html	6
IN.gov \| Local Weatherwww.in.gov/core/weather.html	6
IN.gov \| Visitor Resourceswww.in.gov/core/visitors.html	6
IN.gov \| Licensingwww.in.gov/core/licensing/	6
IGC: Casino Locations & Informationwww.in.gov/igc/about-us/casino-locations-and-information/	5
DOR: Business or Corporationwww.in.gov/dor/i-am-a/business-corp/	5
Secretary of State: Business Services Division: Business Division Homewww.in.gov/sos/business/	5

Identify the purpose of fields programmatically

State of Indiana

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