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2.5.7 — Dragging Movements

Level AA Operable

Operational summary

IF a function requires dragging, provide a single-pointer, non-drag method unless dragging is essential or the behavior is unmodified browser functionality. A keyboard-only alternative does not by itself satisfy this pointer-specific criterion.

This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.

Primary sources

• Normative text — W3C WCAG 2.2 Recommendation
• Understanding 2.5.7 — explanatory guidance

Registry record

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{
  "criterion_id": "2.5.7",
  "level": "AA",
  "name": "Dragging Movements",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-2-5-7",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dragging-movements",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/dragging-movements.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

Example rules referencing this criterion

• LAKA-WCAG-DRAG-ALTERNATIVE

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