Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
SENSORY
WORDING
Live video with audio must include real-time captions that cover:
- speech and
- important sound effects (like music, alarms, or laughter)
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
SENSORY
WORDING
Important visual content in prerecorded videos with audio must be described using:
- an audio description,
- unless it is already explained in the main audio track
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.
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
GESTURES
ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY
Content remains functional and easy to read when:
- zoomed to 400% or
- viewed at 320px width,
without needing to scroll in two directions (except for tables, maps, and similar content).
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
SENSORY
Interactive controls (e.g. buttons, form fields, focus indicators) and graphics that convey meaning (e.g. icons, charts, graph lines) must have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against adjacent colours.
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY
Text remains readable and usable when spacing is changed using custom styles to at least:
- 1.5× line height,
- 2× spacing after paragraphs,
- 0.12× letter spacing,
- 0.16× word spacing,
without content being hidden, cut off, or broken.
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
GESTURES
KEYBOARD
ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY
When additional content appears on hover or keyboard focus (including long press on touch), it must:
- stay visible until dismissed or no longer valid,
- be dismissible (e.g. using the [esc] key), and
- remain visible when hovered or focused.
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
SENSORY
ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY
Text contrast against its background must be at least:
- 4.5:1 for normal text, or
- 3:1 for large text (over 24px, or bold and over 19px).
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY
Text remains readable and usable when zoomed to 200%.
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable
Assigned to the following themes:
SENSORY
ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY
Text must be actual text, not images of text, unless a specific visual presentation is absolutely necessary (e.g. logo).