Registry · Understandable

3.2.4 — Consistent Identification

Level AA Understandable

Operational summary

IF components perform the same function across the page set, identify them consistently. Review terminology, symbols and accessible names while preserving distinctions between genuinely different actions.

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 3.2.4 — 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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  "level": "AA",
  "name": "Consistent Identification",
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  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#consistent-identification",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/consistent-identification.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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