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From: Steve Green
Date: Sep 13, 2023 5:51PM

Is it a violation of WCAG SC 1.4.10 (Reflow) if content is intentionally hidden at zoom levels below 400%? I am increasingly encountering this where designers do not want content to exceed a certain height, invariably for no good reason.

For instance, I am testing a website where the last item in the breadcrumb is intentionally hidden using "display:none" at window widths below 576px, which equates to about 250% zoom in a 1280px wide window. On other websites, I have seen all except the first item in the breadcrumb disappear. I am inclined to regard this as "loss of information" even though it's intentional. Is that a correct interpretation of the success criterion?

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Steve Green
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