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How do I know if an issue is really a WCAG failure?
My team flagged a Web Content Accessibility Guidelines conformance failure, but I can’t find a failure technique that matches my code. Does that mean it’s not a failure after all?
- wcag
How should I highlight important text?
What is the appropriate method to code visually emphasized text?
- bold
- emphasized
- italics
What do I do when an alt text field is too small for my description?
The alt text field is too small to contain all of the text in images of documents that I post. What's the solution and what are the applicable WCAG success criteria?
- alternative text
- images
How can I make link text stand out?
How do I distinguish link text without using color alone?
- color
- link text
- links
How detailed should image alt text be?
We’re writing image descriptions for product pages, and there are a lot of image details we could potentially include in the alternative text. How much detail is really required?
- alt text
- best practices
- images
How do I code an image as a link and make it accessible?
I have an image on my site that I want to code as a link? How do I code an image as a link and make it accessible?
- alt text
- images
- links
Do my product images need alternative text?
My product description is very detailed. Do my product images still need alternative text?
- alt text
- images
- user experience
What are multiple ways to navigate web pages?
How do I ensure that users have multiple ways to find web pages on my site?
- Multiple Ways
- Navigate Web Pages
How do I make a word counter accessible?
My form has a comment field with a word count limit, and I want to provide a live counter so the user knows how close they are to the limit. How do I make the counter accessible?
- forms
- status message