Accessibility Testing with Playwright (and Cypress)

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Learn to catch WCAG regressions in CI using Playwright and axe-core for accessibility testing

intermediate Published 19 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Install axe-core and Playwright using npm or yarn
  2. Configure axe-core to run inside Playwright e2e tests
  3. Write tests to catch WCAG regressions using axe-core
  4. Integrate tests into CI pipeline to automate accessibility testing
  5. Use Playwright to simulate user interactions and test accessibility features
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and QA engineers can benefit from this article to ensure accessibility in their web applications

Key Insight

💡 Use axe-core and Playwright to automate accessibility testing and catch WCAG regressions in CI

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Catch WCAG regressions in CI with axe-core inside Playwright e2e tests. Strategies that work, what it catches, and what you still need external auditing for.
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