Missing reuse of previously entered data

forms/redundant-entry

WCAG success criterion: 3.3.7 (level A)
Outcome class: Hint only. An automated check that by design reports review hints only: its findings are marked for manual review, never as confirmed violations.
Area: Accessibility, Forms & Interaction
Default severity: medium
axe-core rule: redundant-entry

Why we flag this

Users must retype data they already entered, which costs time and is an extra burden especially for people with motor or cognitive impairments.

Form fields without an autocomplete attribute, prefilled value, or reuse option for already-captured values.

What the rule checks

Scope. Rendered forms with text-entry fields asking for e-mail, phone, name, street address or postal code.

Expectation. Needs review when one form asks for the same information two or more times without autocomplete, prefill or a "same as" option: whether both fields belong to the same process is a human judgement. The exceptions of 3.3.7 are not reported: confirmation fields ("Confirm email"), autofill tokens, a "same as" option, a value already filled in; a single request is no repetition.

Source. WCAG 2.2 SC 3.3.7 Redundant Entry

Detection: shared; needs dom.

Failing example

The check flags this for review. Corpus case forms_submit_redundant, element form#reg-twice. The page may contain further findings for other rules.

forms_submit_redundant.htmlHTML

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Order forms</title>
<style>
  body { font-family: sans-serif; color: #222; background: #fff; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 16px; }
  a { color: #0050a0; }
  .skip, nav a, .solo { display: inline-block; padding: 12px; min-height: 44px; min-width: 44px; box-sizing: border-box; }
  button, input, select, textarea, [role="button"], [role="textbox"], [role="radio"], [role="link"], [role="searchbox"] {
    display: inline-block; min-height: 44px; min-width: 44px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; }
  input[type="checkbox"], input[type="radio"] { width: 44px; height: 44px; }
  .visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a class="skip" href="#main">Skip to main content</a>
<header><p>Example Shop</p>
<nav aria-label="Main"><a href="/" aria-current="page">Home</a> <a href="/help">Help</a></nav>
</header>
<main id="main">
<h1>Order forms</h1>
<!-- G2 #783: forms with and without a submit control (H32, 3.2.2) and forms asking for the same information twice (3.3.7) with the exceptions: confirmation, autofill, a same-as option, a single request. -->
<form id="no-btn" action="/subscribe" method="post">
  <p><label for="ns-mail">Email for the price alert</label> <input id="ns-mail" name="alert" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
</form>
<form id="with-btn" action="/subscribe" method="post">
  <p><label for="wb-mail">Email for the newsletter</label> <input id="wb-mail" name="news" type="email" autocomplete="email"> <button type="submit">Subscribe</button></p>
</form>
<form id="ext-btn" action="/notify" method="post">
  <p><label for="eb-mail">Email for restock notices</label> <input id="eb-mail" name="restock" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
</form>
<p><button type="submit" form="ext-btn">Notify me</button></p>
<form id="aria-submit" action="/callback" method="post">
  <p><label for="as-time">Preferred call time</label> <input id="as-time" name="slot" type="text" aria-describedby="as-hint"> <span id="as-hint">For example: mornings.</span></p>
  <p><span role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Send request" data-submit onclick="this.closest('form').requestSubmit()" onkeydown="if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') this.closest('form').requestSubmit()">Send request</span></p>
</form>
<form id="empty-form" action="/ping" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="ping" value="1"><p>Nothing to fill in here.</p></form>

<form id="reg-twice" action="/order" method="post">
  <p><label for="rt-mail1">Email</label> <input id="rt-mail1" name="buyer" type="text"></p>
  <p><label for="rt-mail2">Email for the invoice</label> <input id="rt-mail2" name="invoice" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Order</button></p>
</form>
<form id="confirm-twice" action="/account" method="post">
  <p><label for="ct-mail1">Email</label> <input id="ct-mail1" name="account" type="text"></p>
  <p><label for="ct-mail2">Confirm email</label> <input id="ct-mail2" name="account-confirm" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Create account</button></p>
</form>
<form id="same-as" action="/billing" method="post">
  <p><label for="sa-street1">Street address for delivery</label> <input id="sa-street1" name="delivery-street" type="text"></p>
  <p><label><input type="checkbox" name="same" id="sa-same"> Billing address same as delivery address</label></p>
  <p><label for="sa-street2">Street address for billing</label> <input id="sa-street2" name="billing-street" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Next step</button></p>
</form>
<form id="ac-twice" action="/gift" method="post">
  <p><label for="ac-mail1">Email</label> <input id="ac-mail1" name="sender" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
  <p><label for="ac-mail2">Email for the receipt</label> <input id="ac-mail2" name="receipt" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Send gift</button></p>
</form>
<form id="single-mail" action="/quote" method="post">
  <p><label for="sm-mail">Email</label> <input id="sm-mail" name="quote" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Request quote</button></p>
</form>
</main>
<footer><p>Example Shop, 2026</p></footer>

</body>
</html>

Passing example

The check reports nothing here. Corpus case forms_submit_redundant, element form#confirm-twice. The page may contain further findings for other rules.

forms_submit_redundant.htmlHTML

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Order forms</title>
<style>
  body { font-family: sans-serif; color: #222; background: #fff; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 16px; }
  a { color: #0050a0; }
  .skip, nav a, .solo { display: inline-block; padding: 12px; min-height: 44px; min-width: 44px; box-sizing: border-box; }
  button, input, select, textarea, [role="button"], [role="textbox"], [role="radio"], [role="link"], [role="searchbox"] {
    display: inline-block; min-height: 44px; min-width: 44px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; }
  input[type="checkbox"], input[type="radio"] { width: 44px; height: 44px; }
  .visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a class="skip" href="#main">Skip to main content</a>
<header><p>Example Shop</p>
<nav aria-label="Main"><a href="/" aria-current="page">Home</a> <a href="/help">Help</a></nav>
</header>
<main id="main">
<h1>Order forms</h1>
<!-- G2 #783: forms with and without a submit control (H32, 3.2.2) and forms asking for the same information twice (3.3.7) with the exceptions: confirmation, autofill, a same-as option, a single request. -->
<form id="no-btn" action="/subscribe" method="post">
  <p><label for="ns-mail">Email for the price alert</label> <input id="ns-mail" name="alert" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
</form>
<form id="with-btn" action="/subscribe" method="post">
  <p><label for="wb-mail">Email for the newsletter</label> <input id="wb-mail" name="news" type="email" autocomplete="email"> <button type="submit">Subscribe</button></p>
</form>
<form id="ext-btn" action="/notify" method="post">
  <p><label for="eb-mail">Email for restock notices</label> <input id="eb-mail" name="restock" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
</form>
<p><button type="submit" form="ext-btn">Notify me</button></p>
<form id="aria-submit" action="/callback" method="post">
  <p><label for="as-time">Preferred call time</label> <input id="as-time" name="slot" type="text" aria-describedby="as-hint"> <span id="as-hint">For example: mornings.</span></p>
  <p><span role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Send request" data-submit onclick="this.closest('form').requestSubmit()" onkeydown="if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') this.closest('form').requestSubmit()">Send request</span></p>
</form>
<form id="empty-form" action="/ping" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="ping" value="1"><p>Nothing to fill in here.</p></form>

<form id="reg-twice" action="/order" method="post">
  <p><label for="rt-mail1">Email</label> <input id="rt-mail1" name="buyer" type="text"></p>
  <p><label for="rt-mail2">Email for the invoice</label> <input id="rt-mail2" name="invoice" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Order</button></p>
</form>
<form id="confirm-twice" action="/account" method="post">
  <p><label for="ct-mail1">Email</label> <input id="ct-mail1" name="account" type="text"></p>
  <p><label for="ct-mail2">Confirm email</label> <input id="ct-mail2" name="account-confirm" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Create account</button></p>
</form>
<form id="same-as" action="/billing" method="post">
  <p><label for="sa-street1">Street address for delivery</label> <input id="sa-street1" name="delivery-street" type="text"></p>
  <p><label><input type="checkbox" name="same" id="sa-same"> Billing address same as delivery address</label></p>
  <p><label for="sa-street2">Street address for billing</label> <input id="sa-street2" name="billing-street" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Next step</button></p>
</form>
<form id="ac-twice" action="/gift" method="post">
  <p><label for="ac-mail1">Email</label> <input id="ac-mail1" name="sender" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
  <p><label for="ac-mail2">Email for the receipt</label> <input id="ac-mail2" name="receipt" type="email" autocomplete="email"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Send gift</button></p>
</form>
<form id="single-mail" action="/quote" method="post">
  <p><label for="sm-mail">Email</label> <input id="sm-mail" name="quote" type="text"></p>
  <p><button type="submit">Request quote</button></p>
</form>
</main>
<footer><p>Example Shop, 2026</p></footer>

</body>
</html>

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