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Re: Is there any industry agreed viewport to verify 1.4.4: Resize Text

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Nov 16, 2023 9:41AM

On 16/11/2023 16:24, Mohith BP wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Would like to know if there is any specific viewport generally agreed to
> verify 1.4.4: Resize Text.
> Different screen sizes and resolutions always produce different results.
> WCAG specifically mentions 320 px or 400% zoom at 1280 px for 1.4.10.
> However there is no mention of viewport requirement for 1.4.4.
>
> Generally many organizations follow a 1280 px viewport for both 1.4.4:
> Resize Text and Success Criterion 1.4.12 Text Spacing.
>
> Would like to know if there is any consensus on this.

Normatively, 1.4.4 applies at all possible screen/viewport sizes. At any
of them, you must be able to resize text (whether in isolation, or as
part of resizing all content/zooming) to 200% its original size.

P
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