Text appearance not relied on
Normative Text
Meaning conveyed by text style properties is also programmatically determinable.
Applies when
- the styling, weight, or other text characteristics convey meaning beyond what the text itself says.
Except when
- emphasis is the only additional meaning conveyed.
Tests
This section is non-normative.
Procedure
For each instance of text styling, weight, size, or other text characteristics that conveys meaning that is not just emphasis:
- Check that an additional indicator of that meaning is available.
Expected results
- #1 is true.
Tests
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Key Terms
- accessibility support set
group of user agents and assistive technologies you test with
The AGWG is considering defining a default set of user agents and assistive technologies that they use when validating guidelines.
Accessibility support sets may vary based on language, region, or situation.
If you are not using the default accessibility set, the conformance report should indicate what set is being used.
- accessibility supported
available and working in the user agents and assistive technology in the accessibility support set
The working group intended to include a default accessibility support set. See Default accessibility support set #277.
- human language
language that is spoken, written, or signed (through visual or tactile means) to communicate with humans
See also sign language.
- programmatically determinable
meaning of the content and all its important attributes can be determined by software functionality that is accessibility supported
- sign language
a language using combinations of movements of the hands and arms, facial expressions, or body positions to convey meaning
- text
sequence of characters that can be programmatically determined, where the sequence is expressing something in human language