- Success Criterion 2.5.8
- Conformance level AA
Table Row Action Icons Too Small and Too Close Together
2.5.8 — Target Size (Minimum)
Scenario
Setting
A calendar app's event-creation form
What’s wrong
Table row action icons (edit/delete) small and adjacent.
Example
A tester reviewing a calendar app's event-creation form finds this: table row action icons (edit/delete) small and adjacent.
Why it matters
People with tremor or larger touch contact areas, and anyone tapping on a moving vehicle. The practical effect on a calendar app's event-creation form: they get stuck and can't reach the control.
How to test
Measure adjacent row-action icons (edit/delete) in a table: small size plus tight adjacency without the spacing exception fails.
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
That one change on a calendar app's event-creation form means they keep track of where they are on the page.
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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