# Page should have exactly one main landmark. > Canonical HTML version: https://rocketvalidator.com/accessibility-validation/accesslint/0.16/landmarks/landmark-main > Attribution: Rocket Validator (https://rocketvalidator.com) > License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Every web page should have exactly one main landmark. This landmark tells assistive technology where the primary content of the page begins, allowing screen reader users to skip past repeated elements like headers, navigation menus, and sidebars and jump straight to what they came for. When a page has no main landmark, screen reader users have no shortcut to the primary content. They must navigate through every element on the page sequentially, which is slow and frustrating. When a page has more than one main landmark, the purpose becomes ambiguous: which one is the "real" primary content? Screen readers typically list all landmarks in a rotor or landmarks menu, and duplicate main landmarks create confusion about page structure. This rule relates to WCAG 2.1 Success Criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships), which requires that information and structure conveyed visually be available programmatically. A clear, single main landmark communicates the page's content hierarchy to assistive technology. It also supports WCAG 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks) by giving users a mechanism to skip repeated content blocks. ## How to fix it Wrap the primary content area of the page in a single `
` element. This element should contain the unique content of the page and exclude repeated blocks like site headers, footers, and navigation. If the page already uses `
` but has more than one, consolidate them into a single `
` element. In rare cases where multiple `
` elements exist in the markup (for example, in a single page application that shows different views), only one should be visible at a time. All others should have the `hidden` attribute. The `
` element is preferred over `role="main"` because it has the correct semantics built in and requires no additional attributes in modern browsers. A few practical points: - Place `
` as a direct child of `` or within a non-landmark wrapper like a `
`. It should not be nested inside `
`, `