Auth0 Validation Error Behavior Change for Email Addresses
This article explains the change in how email validation errors are displayed during the sign-in process for New Universal Login. When an invalid email format is entered, the system now displays an inline error message after selecting the Continue button instead of a tooltip-style notification: "Email is not valid".
- Validation
- New Universal Login
- Branding
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 AA (WCAG 2.2 AA)
The behavior changed because WCAG 2.2 AA compliant UI is now enabled by default. To remain accessible to screen readers, validation errors are shown inline rather than as tooltips. Here's an example of what it may look like with the new behavior:
The inline validation behavior is the default standard and cannot be disabled through standard configuration. If a tooltip-style error message is required, it must be implemented as a customization, for example, using Advanced Customizations for Universal Login.