Other Semantic Elements

Topic	Technique	WCAG AA Requirement
Headings	See the requirements for headings.	Required Multiple
Landmarks	See the requirements for landmarks.	Required Multiple
Lists	See the requirements for lists.	Required Multiple
Tables	See the requirements for tables.	Required Multiple
Links	See the requirements for links.	Required Multiple
Emphasis and Highlighting	Emphasis: Critical emphasis in the text SHOULD be conveyed in a text-based format, not visual styling alone.	best practice
	Highlighting markup: Highlighted text SHOULD be marked with the <mark> element.	best practice
	Text-based highlighting: Critical highlighted text SHOULD be supplemented with a text-based method to convey the meaning of the highlighting.	best practice
Quotations	Blockquote: The <blockquote> element SHOULD be used to designate long (block level) quotations.	best practice
	Indentation: The <blockquote> element SHOULD NOT be used for visual styling (indentation) alone.	best practice
	Inline quotations: The <q> element (for inline quotations) SHOULD NOT be used as the only way to designate quotations, due to poor support in screen readers and some browsers.	best practice
Strikethrough/Delete and Insert	Strikethrough markup: Strikethrough text SHOULD be marked with the <del> element.	best practice
	Strikethrough supplemental text: Critical strikethrough text MUST be supplemented with a text-based method to convey the meaning of the strikethrough.	best practice
	Insert markup: Text designated for insertion SHOULD be marked with the <ins> element.	best practice
	Insert supplemental text: Critical text designated for insertion MUST be supplemented with a text-based method to convey the meaning of the insertion.	best practice