SC Shortname

Font Family

SC Text

The user can change the font family to any available to the user agent.

Suggested Priority Level

Level AA

Related Glossary additions or changes

none

What Principle and Guideline the SC falls within.

Principle 1, Guideline 1.4.4

Description

Simply Put: You can choose the font you need for reading and finding buttons.

Benefits

Some fonts/typefaces are more readable than others. For example, some people cannot read fonts with sub-pixel rendering.

When users are changing fonts, it is best if they can see the fonts before making a selection, so that they do not select a font that is unreadable to them. For example, the fonts in a list are presented in their font ("Times" is in Times, "Verdana" is in Verdana, etc.), as in the figure below.

User Need: Users can change the font face (also called font family or typeface) of all text, choosing from a wide range of fonts including sans serif and serif fonts..
Source: Accessibility Requirements for People with Low Vision, Section 3.3.2

Testability

1. Confirm that font family names appear in that font
2. Select font family name which appears readable

Techniques

Existing Relevant Techniques

• G117: Using text to convey information that is conveyed by variations in presentation of text
• G153: Making the text easier to read

New Techniques

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Related Information

Actions

• Action-70 Write Font SC - on Wayne Dick, August 25, 2016

Email

• Re: Tracking Success Criteria Progress - Erich Manser, 14 September 2016
• Re: lvtf-ACTION-70: Write font sc Wayne Dick, 5 September 2016
• Requirements doc - Alastair Campbell, 18 February 2016

GitHub

None

Minutes

• 1 December 2016 LVTF teleconference 19 May 2016 LVTF teleconference

Resolution

• Ready for WCAG - 1 December 2016

Wiki Pages

Tracking Success Criteria Progress