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"a" placeholder link on mode bar buttons doesn't work on some screen readers #6941
Description
We are using a tool called Sort Site to evaluate our site for Section 508 compliance. It is reporting the following error:
This is being reported for every button on the mode bar. Perhaps replace the "a" with a different element?
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[-]508 Accessibility: "a" placeholder link on mode bar buttons doesn't work on some screen readers[/-][+]"a" placeholder link on mode bar buttons doesn't work on some screen readers[/+]emilykl commentedon Aug 28, 2026
Modebar buttons were changed from
<a>elements to<button>elements in #7492, first released in plotly.js v3.1.0.