Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

3 results found in semantic HTML.

Data Table (Genuine Table)
An HTML table element used to present structured, tabular information where data cells have a logical relationship to header cells. Accessible data tables require proper semantic markup including th e…
Heading hierarchy (Heading structure, Heading levels, Document outline)
The logical structure created by using HTML heading elements (h1 through h6) in a nested, hierarchical order to convey the organisation of content on a web page. A proper heading hierarchy starts with…
Layout Table (Presentational Table)
An HTML table element used to control the visual positioning of content on a web page rather than to present tabular data. Layout tables were a common web design technique before CSS became widely sup…