5 success criteria found for Level AA and Forms theme
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: Understandable
Assigned to the following themes:
FORMS
WORDING
Errors and validation messages must show text that:
- explains the problem and
- gives suggestions for how to fix it (like "enter at least 8 characters")
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Understandable
Assigned to the following themes:
FORMS
WORDING
Important forms like a legal agreement or submitting financial information offer the opportunity to check the information entered before sending.
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Understandable
Assigned to the following themes:
FORMS
Authentication must not rely on memory alone.
Allow copy-paste, password managers, or other options (like email verification).
Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Robust
Assigned to the following themes:
CODE AND LABELS
FORMS
Status updates (like "form sent" or "5 items in cart") must:
- be coded using proper roles (like role="status" or role="alert"),
- be detectable by assistive technologies, and
- not require moving focus