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Screen reader compatibility
HTML WCAG
Sep 11, 2022
Expected Result: causes problems in some screen readers
Actual Result: causes problems in 60 screen reader / browser combinations
For expected failures, the results show which AT combos the failures affect. Results are recorded from the user's viewpoint, so describe the user impact of authoring errors.
WCAG Failure: F22
Code used for this test:
<a href='http://www.example.com' target='_blank'>Example</a>
Change History
Last updated: September 11, 2022
- NVDA with Chrome
Causes problems from
NVDA 2018.4 to NVDA 2022.2
- NVDA with IE
Causes problems from
NVDA 2014.1 to NVDA 2019.2
- NVDA with FF
Causes problems from
NVDA 2014.1 to NVDA 2022.2
- JAWS with Chrome
Causes problems from
JAWS 2018.1811.2 to JAWS 2022.2207.25
- JAWS with IE
Causes problems from
JAWS 14.0.9002 to JAWS 2019.1912.1
- JAWS with FF
Causes problems from
JAWS 14.0.9002 to JAWS 2022.2207.25
VoiceOver macOS
Better - caused problems in
VoiceOver macOS 10.13,
but now OK in VoiceOver macOS 12.5- VoiceOver iOS
Better - caused problems in
VoiceOver iOS 10.3,
but now OK in VoiceOver iOS 15.6
- WindowEyes with IE
Causes problems from
WindowEyes 8.4 to WindowEyes 9.2
- Dolphin with IE
Causes problems in
Dolphin SR 15.05
| Screen reader | Browser | Mode | Notes | What the user hears |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA 2022.2 | Chrome 105 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2022.2 | FF102 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2022.2 | Edge 105 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2021.2 | Chrome 94 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2021.2 | FF91 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2021.2 | Edge 94 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2020.2 | Chrome 86 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2020.2 | FF78 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2020.2 | Edge 92 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2019.2 | Chrome 79 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2019.2 | FF68 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2019.2 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2018.4 | Chrome 73 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2018.4 | FF60 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2018.4 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2017.3 | FF60 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2017.3 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2016.2 | FF48 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2016.2 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2015.2 | FF41 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2015.2 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2014.1 | FF29 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| NVDA 2014.1 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| JAWS 2022.2207.25 | Chrome 105 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link. |
| JAWS 2022.2207.25 | FF102 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link |
| JAWS 2022.2207.25 | Edge 105 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link. |
| JAWS 2021.2107.12 | Chrome 94 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link. |
| JAWS 2021.2107.12 | FF91 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link |
| JAWS 2021.2107.12 | Edge 94 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link. |
| JAWS 2020.2008.24 | Chrome 86 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link. |
| JAWS 2020.2008.24 | FF78 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link |
| JAWS 2020.2008.24 | Edge 92 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link. |
| JAWS 2019.1912.1 | Chrome 79 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link |
| JAWS 2019.1912.1 | FF68 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example link |
| JAWS 2019.1912.1 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, says "new tab page" after link clicked. | Example link. New tab page. |
| JAWS 2018.1811.2 | Chrome 73 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Tab, example link |
| JAWS 2018.1811.2 | FF60 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Tab, example link |
| JAWS 2018.1811.2 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, says "new tab page" after link clicked. | Tab, example link. New tab page. |
| JAWS 18.0.5038 | FF52 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Tab, example link |
| JAWS 18.0.5038 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, says "new tab page" after link clicked. | Tab, example link. New tab page. |
| JAWS 17.0.2619 | FF48 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| JAWS 17.0.2619 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, says "new tab page" after link clicked. | Example, link. New tab page. |
| JAWS 16.0.4350 | FF41 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| JAWS 16.0.4350 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, says "new tab link" first time link clicked (but not on subsequent clicks). | Example, link. New tab page. |
| JAWS 15.0.9023 | FF29 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| JAWS 15.0.9023 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| JAWS 14.0.9002 | FF29 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| JAWS 14.0.9002 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, says "new tab link" first time link clicked. | Example, link. New tab link. |
| WindowEyes 9.2 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Link, example |
| WindowEyes 8.4 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Link, example |
 VoiceOver macOS 12.5 | Safari 15.6 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Link, example |
| VoiceOver macOS 11.5 | Safari 15.0 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Link, example |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.15 | Safari 14.1 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Link, example |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.14 | Safari 13.0 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Link, example |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.13 | Safari 12.1 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Link, example |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.12 | Safari 10.1.2 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Link, example |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.11 | Safari 9.1.2 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Link, example |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.10 | Safari 9.0.1 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.9 | Safari 7.0.3 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 15.6 | Safari iOS 15.6 | Touch | No indication link has opened in new window, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 14.7 | Safari iOS 14.7 | Touch | No indication link has opened in new window, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 13.3 | Safari iOS 13.3 | Touch | No indication link has opened in new window, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 12.4 | Safari iOS 12.4 | Touch | No indication link has opened in new window, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 11.4 | Safari iOS 11.4 | Touch | No indication link has opened in new window, but Back button goes back to previous page. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 10.3 | Safari iOS 10.3 | Touch | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 9.1 | Safari iOS 9.1 | Touch | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 8.4 | Safari iOS 8.4 | Touch | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| VoiceOver iOS 7.1 | Safari iOS 7.1 | Touch | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Example, link |
| Dolphin SR 15.05 | IE11 | Tabbing | No indication link opens in new window before clicking, or that one has opened after clicking link. | Normal, example link |
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Test notes
All tests were carried out with screen reader factory settings. JAWS in particular has a wide variety of settings controlling exactly what gets spoken.
Screen readers allow users to interact in different modes, and can produce very different results in each mode. The modes used in these tests are:
- Reading Content read using the “read next” command in a screen reader
- Tabbing Content read using the “tab” key in a screen reader
- Heading Content read using the “next heading” key in a screen reader
- Touch Content read when touching an area of screen on a mobile device
In the “What the user hears” column:
- Commas represent short pauses in screen reader voicing
- Full Stops represent places where voicing stops, and the “read next” or “tab” or “next heading” command is pressed again
- Ellipsis … represent a long pause in voicing
- (Brackets) represent voicing that requires a keystroke to hear