---
title: "ARIA role is missing its required parent (a11y/aria-required-parent)"
description: "a11y/aria-required-parent: Items like tab or menuitem only make sense inside their container role."
canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-required-parent
lastModified: 2026-09-16
---

# ARIA role is missing its required parent

`a11y/aria-required-parent` · severity **error** · category Accessibility · detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`

## Why it matters

Items like tab or menuitem only make sense inside their container role.

## How to fix it

Wrap them in the required parent role.

## References

- https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.13/aria-required-parent

## More accessibility rules

`void a11y` reports 48 rules in this category. WCAG 2.2 AA through axe-core, plus checks axe can't do alone: visible keyboard focus, 24/44px target size on mobile, 320px reflow and disabled zoom.

- `listitem` <li> is not inside a list — [a11y/listitem](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/listitem)
- `aria-allowed-attr` ARIA attribute is not allowed on this role — [a11y/aria-allowed-attr](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-allowed-attr)
- `aria-required-attr` Required ARIA attribute is missing — [a11y/aria-required-attr](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-required-attr)
- `aria-required-children` ARIA role is missing required children — [a11y/aria-required-children](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-required-children)
- `aria-roles` Invalid ARIA role — [a11y/aria-roles](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-roles)
- `aria-valid-attr` Invalid ARIA attribute name — [a11y/aria-valid-attr](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-valid-attr)
- `aria-valid-attr-value` Invalid ARIA attribute value — [a11y/aria-valid-attr-value](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-valid-attr-value)
- `aria-hidden-focus` Focusable element inside aria-hidden — [a11y/aria-hidden-focus](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/aria-hidden-focus)

Detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules a11y/aria-required-parent`