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Error Summary and aria-invalid States (HTML)

A form captured after a failed submission: three controls carry aria-invalid with an aria-errormessage pointing at their message, and a summary region links to each one. Use it to test error announcement and focus management without having to trigger a failure first.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
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<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Error summary and aria-invalid states - Novus Examples</title>
<meta name="description" content="A form frozen in its error state, with a summary list and per-control error wiring. SAMPLE test data only.">
<style>:root{--bg:#f6f7f9;--card:#fff;--fg:#1a1d23;--muted:#5b6472;--border:#d9dee6;--accent:#0f9d6b;--accent-d:#0c7f56;--err:#d33;--radius:10px}*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;font:16px/1.5 system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;background:var(--bg);color:var(--fg);padding:2rem 1rem}.wrap{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;padding:1.75rem;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.05)}h1{margin:0 0 .25rem;font-size:1.55rem}.lead{margin:0 0 1.5rem;color:var(--muted)}form{display:grid;gap:1.1rem}.field{display:grid;gap:.35rem}label{font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem}.req{color:var(--err)}.hint{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}input,select,textarea{font:inherit;color:inherit;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.6rem .7rem;width:100%}input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:1px;border-color:var(--accent)}textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:110px}input[type=range]{padding:0}input[type=color]{height:44px;padding:.25rem}input[type=file]{padding:.45rem}.group{display:grid;gap:.45rem}.opt{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;font-weight:400}.opt input{width:auto}.inline{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem}fieldset{border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:1rem;margin:0}legend{font-weight:600;padding:0 .4rem}.hp{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}button{font:inherit;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;border:0;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.7rem 1.3rem}.btn{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-d)}.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--border)}.actions{display:flex;gap:.6rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:.3rem}.ok{display:none;background:#e7f7ef;border:1px solid #b6e6cf;color:#0c7f56;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.7rem .9rem;font-size:.9rem}.foot{margin-top:1.25rem;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);text-align:center}@media(max-width:480px){body{padding:1rem .5rem}.card{padding:1.25rem}}.grid2{display:grid;gap:1.1rem;grid-template-columns:1fr}@media(min-width:560px){.grid2{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}.note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);border-left:3px solid var(--border);padding:.15rem 0 .15rem .7rem;margin:.2rem 0}.steps{display:flex;gap:.4rem;flex-wrap:wrap;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 1.1rem;font-size:.8rem}.steps li{border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:999px;padding:.2rem .7rem;color:var(--muted)}.steps li[aria-current=step]{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-d);font-weight:700}.vh{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;margin:-1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}table.matrix{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.85rem}table.matrix th,table.matrix td{border:1px solid var(--border);padding:.4rem .5rem;text-align:left}table.matrix th{background:#eef1f5;font-weight:600}[data-branch]{display:none}[data-branch].on{display:grid}input:read-only,textarea:read-only{background:#f1f3f6;color:var(--muted)}input:disabled,select:disabled,textarea:disabled{background:#eceff3;color:#9aa3af}</style>
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<main class="wrap"><div class="card">
<h1>Error summary and aria-invalid states</h1>
<p class="lead">A form frozen in its error state, with a summary list and per-control error wiring. SAMPLE test data only.</p>
<div role="alert" class="note" id="error-summary"><strong>There are 3 problems with this sample submission.</strong><ul><li><a href="#f-err-email">Enter an email address in the form name@example.com</a></li><li><a href="#f-err-age">Age must be 18 or more</a></li><li><a href="#f-err-terms">Confirm the sample terms to continue</a></li></ul></div><form method="post" action="#" novalidate>
<div class="hp" aria-hidden="true"><label>Leave this field empty<input type="text" name="website" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off"></label></div>
<div class="field"><label for="f-err-email">Email address</label><input id="f-err-email" type="email" name="email" value="not-an-address" aria-invalid="true" aria-errormessage="err-email" autocomplete="email"><span class="hint" id="err-email">Enter an email address in the form name@example.com</span></div>
<div class="field"><label for="f-err-age">Age</label><input id="f-err-age" type="number" name="age" min="18" max="120" step="1" value="9" aria-invalid="true" aria-errormessage="err-age"><span class="hint" id="err-age">Age must be 18 or more</span></div>
<fieldset><legend>Valid for contrast</legend>
<div class="field"><label for="f-reference">Reference</label><input id="f-reference" type="text" name="reference" aria-invalid="false" value="REF-SAMPLE-4"></div>
<div class="field"><label for="f-county">County</label><input id="f-county" type="text" name="county" aria-invalid="false" value="Fife"></div>
</fieldset>
<label class="opt" for="f-err-terms"><input id="f-err-terms" type="checkbox" name="terms" value="yes" aria-invalid="true" aria-errormessage="err-terms"> I accept the SAMPLE terms</label><span class="hint" id="err-terms">Confirm the sample terms to continue</span>
<p class="hint" data-locked="notice">SAMPLE test data only - nothing is submitted, uploaded, or stored.</p>
<div class="ok" role="status">Sample validated locally - nothing was sent.</div>
<div class="actions"><button type="submit" class="btn">Try again</button></div>
</form>
<p class="foot">Free example form from Novus Examples · works offline, no data leaves your browser.</p>
</div></main>
<script>document.querySelectorAll('form').forEach(function(f){f.addEventListener('submit',function(e){e.preventDefault();var hp=f.querySelector('.hp input');if(hp&&hp.value){return;}if(!f.checkValidity()){f.reportValidity();return;}var ok=f.querySelector('.ok');if(ok){ok.style.display='block';ok.scrollIntoView({block:'nearest'});}f.reset();});});</script>
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</html>

Specifications

Fields
5
Use Case
accessibility-testing
Validation
HTML5 native
Honeypot
true
Standalone
true
Dependencies
none
Invalid Controls
3
Error Summary
true

What is a .html file?

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the structural markup language of the web, using nested tags to define document content, semantics, and links. It is typically paired with CSS for presentation and JavaScript for behavior. It is the foundational format rendered by browsers.

How to use this file

Use an example HTML file to test parsers, DOM construction, sanitization of untrusted markup, and rendering or scraping pipelines.

How to use this file for testing

“Error Summary and aria-invalid States (HTML)” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Form testing, Form parsing, HTML parsing, Web scraping. HTML and PDF form files for testing scrapers, autofill, validators, and PDF form fillers across real-life use cases.

Documented properties for this file: 5 fields. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.

Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.

This form is fictional SAMPLE content for tooling tests (autofill, scrapers, PDF fillers). It is not an official government, bank, or clinic form. Open the HTML offline or fill the PDF in any viewer; the demo submit path never stores data.

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It's a single self-contained HTML file (inlined CSS, native validation, no external requests). Download it, host it on your own site, and drop it into any page with an iframe.

iframe embed
<!-- Download aria-invalid-error-summary.html, host it on your site, then embed the form anywhere: -->
<iframe
  src="/path/to/aria-invalid-error-summary.html"
  title="Error Summary and aria-invalid States (HTML)"
  width="100%"
  height="640"
  loading="lazy"
  style="border:0">
</iframe>

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