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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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	About UTS – University of Technology Sydneywww.uts.edu.au/about	6
	Explore our researchwww.uts.edu.au/research/explore	5
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.uts.edu.au/	5
	For studentswww.uts.edu.au/for-students	4
	Newsroomwww.uts.edu.au/news	3
	For industrywww.uts.edu.au/for-industry	2
	Help and supportwww.uts.edu.au/help-support	2
	UTS Locations & Facilities \| University of Technology Sydneywww.uts.edu.au/about/locations-facilities	1
	Research at UTSwww.uts.edu.au/research	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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