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From: Michael H
Date: Jan 19, 2022 10:01PM

Thank you for the help/reply Patrick!

> I'm guessing you were wondering if there's any normative requirement to
have visible descriptions, tooltips, or similar to disambiguate them and
make them understandable

Exactly! My team was wondering if having icon-only (with accessible text)
buttons would break any AA standards/rules.

Thanks again for your help!



On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 2:16 PM Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> On 19/01/2022 21:56, Michael H wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Quick question about interactive icon controls.
> >
> > Are there any guidelines (AA and/or AAA?) about icons?
> >
> > I quickly get lost in the spec, and was curious if someone could point me
> > in the right direction.
> >
> > I'm curious to know what the a11y guidelines are for icons and
> descriptive
> > text.
>
> They need a text alternative / the button needs an accessible name, but
> beyond that there's no additional requirements (I'm guessing you were
> wondering if there's any normative requirement to have visible
> descriptions, tooltips, or similar to disambiguate them and make them
> understandable ... so no, there's no SC for that).
>
> P
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