Registry · Understandable

3.2.1 — On Focus

Level A Understandable

Operational summary

IF a control gains focus, do not initiate a change of context merely because of focus. Opening a new page or submitting a form is different from a local content reveal; assess the actual effect.

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 3.2.1 — explanatory guidance

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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  "criterion_id": "3.2.1",
  "level": "A",
  "name": "On Focus",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-3-2-1",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#on-focus",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/on-focus.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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