1.4.9: Images of Text (No Exception) [AAA]

Description Sufficient Techniques Advisory Techniques Failures Notes

Description

Images of text are only used for pure decoration or where a particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed.

Sufficient Techniques

Sufficient Techniques for Success Criterion 1.4.9

Note: Other techniques may also be sufficient if they meet the success criterion. See Understanding Techniques.

• C22: Using CSS to control visual presentation of text
• C30: Using CSS to replace text with images of text and providing user interface controls to switch
• G140: Separating information and structure from presentation to enable different presentations
• PDF7: Performing OCR on a scanned PDF document to provide actual text

Advisory Techniques

Advisory Techniques for Success Criterion 1.4.9

• C12: Using percent for font sizes
• C13: Using named font sizes
• C14: Using em units for font sizes
• C8: Using CSS letter-spacing to control spacing within a word
• C6: Positioning content based on structural markup

Failures

Failures for Success Criterion 1.4.10

• F102: Failure of Success Criterion 1.4.10 due to content disappearing and not being available when content has reflowed

Notes