- Success Criterion 2.5.8
- Conformance level AA
Toolbar Icons Packed Edge to Edge With No Gap
2.5.8 — Target Size (Minimum)
Scenario
Setting
A hospital's patient portal appointment scheduler
What’s wrong
Toolbar icon rows (rich text editors) at 20px with zero gap.
Example
On a hospital's patient portal appointment scheduler: toolbar icon rows (rich text editors) at 20px with zero gap.
Why it matters
People with tremor or larger touch contact areas, and anyone tapping on a moving vehicle. On a hospital's patient portal appointment scheduler specifically, they lose track of where they are on the page.
How to test
Measure toolbar icon buttons (e.g., in a rich text editor) in DevTools: 20px icons with zero gap between them fail.
How to fix
The target must be at least 24x24 CSS px, or have enough spacing that a 24px circle around its center overlaps no other target, or a compliant equivalent control must exist.
Outcome
Fixed, a visitor to a hospital's patient portal appointment scheduler can reach and operate the control without a mouse.
Who is affected
People with tremor or larger touch contact areas, and anyone tapping on a moving vehicle.
Learn more
- Understanding Understanding document (opens in a new tab)
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