Registry · Perceivable
1.4.12 — Text Spacing
Level AA Perceivable
Operational summary
IF supported markup text permits these properties, test simultaneous overrides: line height 1.5 times font size, paragraph spacing 2 times, letter spacing 0.12 times, word spacing 0.16 times. No information or function may be lost. Apply language/script qualifications; these are test settings, not compulsory design defaults.
This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.
Primary sources
Registry record
Applicability and assessment start unset by design — no product has been evaluated. Instantiate the entry for an actual product, assign an owner and retain evidence.
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"level": "AA",
"name": "Text Spacing",
"rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-1-4-12",
"normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#text-spacing",
"understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/text-spacing.html",
"applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
"assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
"owner": null,
"test_instance_ids": [],
"exception_evidence_ids": []
}