The Dark Side of the Grid (Part 2)
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CSS Grid Layout's visual order manipulation features — explicit placement, auto-flow dense packing, the order property, absolute positioning, and grid-template-areas — can create dangerous mismatches between DOM order and visual order. These mismatches harm keyboard users, screen magnifier users, and blind users working alongside sighted users. The post recommends always testing with Tab/Shift+Tab, ensuring visual order matches DOM order as closely as possible, and using tools like Accessibility Insights to audit tab order.
