- Success Criterion 2.5.8
- Conformance level AA
Inline-Text Target-Size Exemption Applied Where It Doesn’t Belong
2.5.8 — Target Size (Minimum)
Scenario
Setting
A food delivery app's restaurant menu
What’s wrong
"Inline" exemption misapplied to controls that aren't actually within a sentence/text block.
Example
A food delivery app's restaurant menu shows the problem clearly: "Inline" exemption misapplied to controls that aren't actually within a sentence/text block.
Why it matters
People with tremor or larger touch contact areas, and anyone tapping on a moving vehicle. In this case (a food delivery app's restaurant menu), they can't operate the feature without a mouse.
How to test
Check whether the 'inline' exemption is being claimed for a control that isn't actually within a sentence or block of running text: misapplied exemption 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
Once corrected, a food delivery app's restaurant menu lets them complete the task using only the keyboard.
Who is affected
People with tremor or larger touch contact areas, and anyone tapping on a moving vehicle.
Learn more
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