Level Level A, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
CODE AND LABELS
WORDING
Visual information and relationships (like labels, headings, or groupings) must also be conveyed in the code using:
- semantic HTML (e.g. <label for="">, <ul>, <h1>), or
- ARIA attributes (e.g. aria-describedby, role="group"),
so that assistive technologies can understand the structure.
Level Level A, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
CODE AND LABELS
WORDING
Content must follow a logical and meaningful order in the code so it can be understood correctly by assistive technologies even if the visual layout differs.
Level Level A, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
FORMS
SENSORY
WORDING
Instructions and descriptions must not rely on sensory features alone, like color, shape, size, visual location, or sound.
Always provide additional text to clarify meaning.
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
GESTURES
Content must remain readable and usable in both portrait and landscape orientation, unless a specific one is essential (e.g. in a piano app that requires landscape to show the full keyboard).
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
FORMS
The purpose of common form fields (like name, email, or address) must be defined in the code so that browsers and assistive technologies can offer input support, such as autocomplete.