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There’s no need to include ‘navigation’ in your navigation labels

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According to CSS-Tricks, when labeling navigation elements for screen readers, skip the redundant 'navigation' prefix in your labels. Since assistive technology already announces the element's semantic role, adding the word creates duplication and unnecessary noise for users relying on screen readers. The cleaner approach: trust your semantic HTML and ARIA labels to do their job without redundant text.

Source: https://css-tricks.com/navigation-in-your-navigation-labels/

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