Success criterion 1.4.8
Visual Presentation
For the visual presentation of text, a mechanism is available to achieve the following: Foreground and background colors can be selected by the user; text is not justified; line spacing is at least 1.5 spaces; and more.
- Level AAA
- Principle 1: Perceivable
- Guideline 1.4: Distinguishable
In a user’s words
“I asked for readable text, not a jigsaw puzzle of fonts and spacing!”
What each role can do
- Product manager
- Provide options for users to customize text appearance.
- Designer
- Design with readable fonts, sufficient spacing, and options for customization.
- Developer
- Enable CSS customization for text properties like spacing, font, and color.
- Tester
- Test different combinations of font, spacing, and color to ensure readability.
Once it is fixed
“Ah, customization! Now I feel like the captain of my reading experience!”
Share this with your team
The quotes are written to illustrate the criterion. They are not testimonials from real people. For the official wording, find 1.4.8 in the W3C quick reference for WCAG 2.2 (opens in a new tab).
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