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Re: WCAG SC 1.4.10 (Reflow) and intentionally hidden content

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Sep 17, 2023 3:22AM

On 14/09/2023 00:51, Steve Green wrote:
> 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.
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> 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?

Coming in late on this, I'd make a value judgement here of "even if the
thing is hidden, is there some equivalent/other way for the user to get
the same information/have the same functionality". Arguably, the
breadcrumb to me is not essential if the user can still get the same
info ("where am I, roughly, within the hierarchy of the site") and
functionality ("am I able to navigate one level up from the current
page/view").

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