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Form-field has multiple autocomplete values

Form-field has multiple autocomplete values — rule summary
FieldValue
Rule codeFormField_Autocomplete_Multiple
WCAG conformance levelAA
WCAG success criterion1.3.5 Identify Common Purpose
Must be fixed at sourceNo

Description

Form-fields may have an autocomplete attribute added to them indicating what kind of data is expected and providing a browser auto-fill capability for the user. There should only be one value provided for the autocomplete attribute but multiple values were detected.

How to fix

The autocomplete attribute defines how autocomplete will work on each input. Use only one autocomplete type for each input.

<label for="email">Email (required)</label>
<input type="email" name="email" id="email" required autocomplete="email">

For a list of autocomplete types, refer to the W3C's definitions of input types.