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Back to the lesson: Topic 18.1 — Accessible React Starts with HTML
React · Example 3 of 3

A keyed Fragment keeps a definition list valid

The Fragment leaves no trace in the DOM: the dl gets dt, dd, dt, dd, exactly what HTML (and a screen reader announcing "description list, 2 items") expects.

React renders plain HTML, so most accessibility comes free when your components output the right elements: real buttons, labelled inputs, headings and landmarks, with Fragments instead of wrapper divs that break the structure.

Change the code and press Run (Ctrl+Enter). Predict what will happen first, then break it on purpose and read what changes. Your edits are saved and match the lesson page.

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Practice questions

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01

Rewrite <div className="icon-btn" onClick={close}><svg …/></div> so it is accessible.

02

A NavItems component returns <div><li>Home</li><li>About</li></div> and is used inside <ul>. Fix it.

03

Write a search form with a labelled search field and a submit button, using landmarks correctly.

Explain it without notes

01

Why is <div onClick> an accessibility bug, and what exactly does <button> give you instead?

02

What is the accessibility tree, and how does React's output reach it?

03

Why do Fragments matter for accessibility, not only for tidy markup?

04

What can eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y catch, and what can't it catch?

A keyed Fragment keeps a definition list valid

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children of <dl>: [ 'DT', 'DD', 'DT', 'DD' ]