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1.4.5 If the technologies being used can achieve the visual presentation, text is used to convey information rather than images of text except for the following: (Level AA)Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.5
Customizable: The image of text can be visually customized to the user's requirements;
Essential: A particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed.
Note: Logotypes (text that is part of a logo or brand name) are considered essential.
Note: Other techniques may also be sufficient if they meet the success criterion.
SL31: Using Silverlight Font Properties to Control Text Presentation (Silverlight)
C30: Using CSS to replace text with images of text and providing user interface controls to switch (CSS)
G140: Separating information and structure from presentation to enable different presentations
PDF7: Performing OCR on a scanned PDF document to provide actual text (PDF)
Identifying informative non-text content (future link)
C8: Using CSS letter-spacing to control spacing within a word (CSS)
Avoid applying text styling to text characters within a word (future link)