Success Criteria 1.3.3

Description

Sensory Characteristics:

1.3.3 Instructions provided for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, or sound. (Level A)Understanding Success Criterion 1.3.3

Note: For requirements related to color, refer to Guideline 1.4.

Sufficent Techniques

Sufficient Techniques for 1.3.3 - Sensory Characteristics

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

G96: Providing textual identification of items that otherwise rely only on sensory information to be understood

Advisory Techniques

Advisory Techniques for 1.3.3 - Sensory Characteristics

Using an image with a text alternative for graphical symbols instead of a Unicode font glyph with the desired graphical appearance but different meaning (future link)

Failures

Failures for SC 1.3.3 - Sensory Characteristics

F14: Failure of Success Criterion 1.3.3 due to identifying content only by its shape or location
F26: Failure of Success Criterion 1.3.3 due to using a graphical symbol alone to convey information

1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics [Level A]