Adaptive and Responsive Output

Topic

Technique

WCAG AA Requirement

Device Orientation

Horizontal or Vertical Orientation: Content does not restrict its view and operation to a single display orientation, such as portrait or landscape, unless a specific display orientation is essential

Required WCAG 1.3.4 (WCAG 2.1)

Adaptive/ Responsive Text

See the requirements for Text Styles, Resize, Reflow, and Zoom

Required Multiple

Other Adaptive/ Responsive Elements

Content that would cause scrolling in two directions (both horizontally and vertically) MUST respond to the viewport size or zoom state by resizing and/or reflowing, at viewport resolutions of up to 320px for vertically-scrolling content, and 256px for horizontally-scrolling content.

Required WCAG 1.4.10 (WCAG 2.1)

Simplification

Simplified Content: Features of the content MAY be simplified, reduced in size, or eliminated when magnified or when viewed on small viewports.

best practice

Simplified User Interface: Features of the interface SHOULD be simplified, reduced in size, or eliminated when magnified or when viewed on small viewports.

best practice

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