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When any input error is automatically detected, alert the user, describe the error, and provide instructions on how to correct it.
What you need to know
- Make input errors easy to find and correct.
What you need to do
- When a user is filling out a form on your website, for any errors they make that are automatically detected, make it easy for them to correct errors by:
- Clearly and specifically identifying any errors that can be detected automatically.
- Providing precise instructions on how to fix errors.
- Offer an example of how to fix an error, for example, “correct date format.”
- Add a visual indicator to make it easy to find the error.
- Clearly identify what and where the error is. For example, if someone enters in an incorrect email format (tom@gmailcom), identify the error (incorrect email format), and provide instructions on how to fix it, for example, “Check your email to make sure it is typed correctly.”
