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Description
Google Maps version: 3.42.6-beta
The focus order through the map (the order that interactive items get focused when navigating via the keyboard 'tab' key) doesn't follow a logical order.
As 2.4.3 Focus Order in WCAG 2.0 describes, focusable items should receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability, in that, the focus should be logical.
See attachment for a visual of the focus order.
The order is:
The largest outlier is the "Full Screen button" being inbetween the "Terms of Use" and "Report a Map error" links. Moving the position of the "Full Screen button" to being after the "Report a map error" link would be more logical.
In general, Google should consider the focus order that should occur when navigating through the map via keyboard. Is it intended that the "Google" logo link gets focused first? Or should the "Map" and "Satelitte" buttons get focused first since they are the items at the top-left of the map?
To reproduce
Focus order is based on HTML DOM order. The Full screen <button> element is positioned between the "Terms of use" and "Report a map error" links in the HTML, causing the irregular focus order.