2.4.8: Location

What it means

Information about the user’s location within a set of pages is available — for example breadcrumbs, current step in a wizard, or highlighted nav item. This AAA criterion helps orientation on large sites.

People should always know where they are.

How to fix it

• Show breadcrumbs on nested content more than two levels deep.
• Highlight the current section in navigation.
• Indicate step numbers in multi-step processes.
• Use page headings that reflect location (for example “Account — Security”).

Quick examples

• Good: Settings nav highlights “Notifications” while showing breadcrumbs Account > Notifications.
• Bad: A deep docs page looks identical to every other page with no location cue.
• Good: Checkout displays “Step 2 of 4 — Shipping”.
• Bad: Users cannot tell which main nav item is active on a long scroll page.