Registry · Understandable
3.3.1 — Error Identification
Level A Understandable
Operational summary
IF the system detects invalid input, identify the affected item and explain the error in text. A red border or an unexplained failed submission is insufficient.
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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"normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#error-identification",
"understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/error-identification.html",
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"assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
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