URL: /rules/a11y/table-duplicate-name

---
title: "Table Duplicate Name"
description: "Checks that data tables have unique accessible names"
---

Checks that data tables have unique accessible names

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `a11y/table-duplicate-name` |
| **Category** | [Accessibility](/rules/a11y) |
| **Scope** | Per-page |
| **Severity** | warning |
| **Weight** | 3/10 |

## Solution

When a page has multiple data tables, each should have a unique accessible name to help users distinguish between them. Use `<caption>`, aria-label, or aria-labelledby with unique text for each table.

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/table-duplicate-name"]
```

### Disable all Accessibility rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["a11y/table-duplicate-name"]
disable = ["*"]
```