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๐Ÿš€ Enhancing Form Accessibility with ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜…={-๐Ÿญ} in ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜

During my recent work on a form in ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜, I encountered an interesting challenge related to keyboard navigation. As many developers know, ensuring a seamless user experienceโ€Š-โ€Šespecially for those who rely on keyboard navigationโ€Š-โ€Šis crucial.
While implementing a form, I realized that when users pressed the Tab key to navigate, both the input fields and the icons associated with them were receiving focus. This wasn't ideal as it interrupted the flow of navigation.

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To solve this problem, I discovered the powerful ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜… attribute! By setting ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜…={-๐Ÿญ} on the icon buttons, I effectively excluded them from the tab order. This way, when users pressed Tab, they would seamlessly navigate between the input fields only, enhancing the overall user experience.
This adjustment not only improves accessibility but also provides a cleaner, more focused navigation experience for users.
If you're working on forms, consider using ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜…={-๐Ÿญ} to streamline keyboard navigation. It makes a significant difference! ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ”— Portfolio: https://Joodi.me
๐Ÿ”— Github: https://github.com/MiladJoodi
๐Ÿ”— Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/MiladJoodi
๐Ÿ”— Medium: https://github.com/MiladJoodi
๐Ÿ”— Dev.to: https://dev.to/joodi

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