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HTML Accessibility For Web Developers Build an Accessible Form Error Messaging

have red error border color before typing anything

This lesson is great but it already have red error border color before typing anything..

How can I make it that red border pops up ONLY when there is an error as opposed to showing red border error before typing in anything?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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This particular page is intended only to be displayed after there's an error with the entry, so it's fine for the border to appear colored. This whole technique is a very simple substitute for active form validation, which will be taught in later courses.