TermCraft conventionFoundational
Focus Order
The order things get selected as you press Tab.
Definition
The sequence in which interactive elements receive keyboard focus.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
The order things get selected as you press Tab.
Example
Focus order should follow the visual order. A positive tabindex breaks this and should be avoided.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Focus IndicatorsAccessibility
- Focus ManagementAccessibility
- Keyboard NavigationAccessibility
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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.