Fix · Serious · cited in audits
How to fix: missing or duplicate page titles
Browser tab shows "Untitled" or every page has the same title. Title is the first thing screen readers announce on page load.
- WCAG references
- 2.4.2
- Severity
- Serious
What it looks like in the wild
Browser tab shows "Untitled" or every page has the same title.
The screen-reader user, keyboard user, or low-vision user encountering this issue does not get an error message. The page just stops working for them. Which is why this kind of bug rarely shows up in your error tracker; it shows up in support tickets, lawsuits, and abandoned conversions.
Why it fails WCAG
Title is the first thing screen readers announce on page load.
Map this back to 2.4.2 when you log the bug. Auditors and procurement teams expect that mapping; "broken" is not enough context.
The wrong pattern (avoid)
<title>Home</title>The right pattern (copy this)
<title>Pricing — Certvo</title>Notes from real audits
Format: page topic — site name. Keep it under 60 characters.
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How to fix: missing H1 / wrong heading order
2.4.6, 1.3.1
WCAG 2.4.2 — Page Titled
Web pages must have titles that describe topic or purpose.
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