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2.4.10 Section Headings [Level AAA]

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Section Headings

2.4.10 Section headings are used to organize the content. (Level AAA)Understanding Success Criterion 2.4.10

Note 1: "Heading" is used in its general sense and includes titles and other ways to add a heading to different types of content.

Note 2: This success criterion covers sections within writing, not user interface components. User Interface components are covered under Success Criterion 4.1.2.

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Sufficent Techniques

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

  1. G141: Organizing a page using headings

  2. H69: Providing heading elements at the beginning of each section of content (HTML)

Advisory Techniques

  • Using the 'live' property to mark live regions (future link) (ARIA)

  • Providing mechanisms to navigate to different sections of the content of a Web page (future link)

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Failures

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Notes

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