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1.4.4 Resize text [Level AA]

Description

Resize text:

1.4.4 Except for captions and images of text, text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality. (Level AA)Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.4

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Sufficent Techniques

Sufficient Techniques for 1.4.4 - Resize text

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

  1. G142: Using a technology that has commonly-available user agents that support zoom

  2. SL22: Supporting Browser Zoom in Silverlight (Silverlight)

  3. SL23: Using A Style Switcher to Increase Font Size of Silverlight Text Elements (Silverlight)

  4. Ensuring that text containers resize when the text resizes AND using measurements that are relative to other measurements in the content by using one or more of the following techniques:

  5. G178: Providing controls on the Web page that allow users to incrementally change the size of all text on the page up to 200 percent

  6. G179: Ensuring that there is no loss of content or functionality when the text resizes and text containers do not change their width

Advisory Techniques

Advisory Techniques for 1.4.4 - Resize text

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Failures

Failures for SC 1.4.4 - Resize text

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Notes

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