Registry · Operable

2.1.4 — Character Key Shortcuts

Level A Operable

Operational summary

IF a shortcut uses only printable characters, let users disable it OR remap it to include a non-printable key OR limit its activation to the focused component. Test dictation and text entry for accidental activation.

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.

data/wcag22-aa-registry.json

{
  "criterion_id": "2.1.4",
  "level": "A",
  "name": "Character Key Shortcuts",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-2-1-4",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#character-key-shortcuts",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/character-key-shortcuts.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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