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From: Jon Brundage
Date: Jun 14, 2019 12:16PM


Hi Group-

What is your interpretation of the text spacing requrement in WCAG 2.1 (1.4.12- Text spacing) Looking for clarity on how this SC is to be applied.

Does it mean that specific spacing and line height must be used? Or that the content must be readable when someone applies a custom style sheet with the specific
requirements:

a.. Line height (line spacing) to at least 1.5 times the font size;
b.. Spacing following paragraphs to at least 2 times the font size;
c.. Letter spacing (tracking) to at least 0.12 times the font size;
d.. Word spacing to at least 0.16 times the font size.
Jon