Marcelo Paiva
A curly haired boy leans on one hand at a classroom desk, sorting scattered puzzle pieces.

Success criterion 1.4.8 · Level AAA

Visual Presentation

“I asked for readable text, not a jigsaw puzzle of fonts and spacing!”

Who this helps: Cognitive Impairment

Success criterion 1.4.8 · Level AAA

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.

Principle 1: Perceivable · Guideline 1.4: Distinguishable

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!”

Next criterion: 1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception)