Accordion change history
| Date | Changed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | Guidance | Added guidance on how to display sections as open by default. |
| Feb 2024 | GOV.UK Frontend v5.1.0 | Removed |
| Apr 2023 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.6.0 | Added |
| Jan 2023 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.5.0 | Added ability for users to find content inside of Accordions using a browser’s ‘find in page’ functionality. Fixed spacing inconsistencies between different breakpoints. |
| Nov 2022 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.4.0 | Added options to localise interface text using |
| Aug 2022 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.3.0 | Fixed incorrect styling on content passed using the Fixed expand and collapse icons not using customised focus colours. |
| Jun 2022 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.2.0 | Added extra padding to the top of content inside of sections, so that links inside of sections do not appear too close to the section heading button. |
| Feb 2022 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.0.1 | Fixed section heading buttons rendering incorrectly when JavaScript was not available. |
| Dec 2021 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.0.0 | Redesigned the appearance of the Accordion component. This resolved the prior accessibility issues. |
| Sept 2020 | Guidance | Added information about known accessibility issues. |
| Jun 2020 | GOV.UK Frontend v3.7.0 | Fixed hover state not being applied when hovering over plus/minus icon. Fixed headings using incorrect line height when GOV.UK Frontend was used with GOV.UK Elements. |
| Jul 2019 | GOV.UK Frontend v3.0.0 | Updated focus style to comply with WCAG 2.1. |
| Jan 2019 | GOV.UK Frontend v2.6.0 | Fixed component JavaScript not being exported to global namespace. Fixed component not rendering correctly when JavaScript was not available. Removed hover state from from touchscreen devices. |
| Jan 2019 | GOV.UK Frontend v2.5.0 | Component introduced. |