- Success Criterion 2.5.8
- Conformance level AA
Link Cluster With Targets Spaced Too Close Together
2.5.8 — Target Size (Minimum)
Scenario
Setting
A ticket marketplace's seat-selection map
What’s wrong
Link clusters where undersized targets have no spacing exemption (centers closer than 24px).
Example
Try this on a ticket marketplace's seat-selection map: link clusters where undersized targets have no spacing exemption (centers closer than 24px).
Why it matters
People with tremor or larger touch contact areas, and anyone tapping on a moving vehicle. On a ticket marketplace's seat-selection map specifically, they get stuck and can't reach the control.
How to test
Measure a cluster of adjacent text links: if their centers are closer than 24px apart with no spacing exemption applicable, it 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
Fixed, a visitor to a ticket marketplace's seat-selection map 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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