- Success Criterion 1.4.4
- Conformance level AA
Tooltip or Dropdown Menu That Clips Text at 200% Zoom
1.4.4 — Resize Text
Scenario
Setting
A streaming music app's search results
What’s wrong
Tooltips/dropdown menus whose fixed dimensions clip options at 200%.
Example
A streaming music app's search results shows the problem clearly: tooltips/dropdown menus whose fixed dimensions clip options at 200%.
Why it matters
Low-vision people who enlarge text instead of using a screen reader. In this case (a streaming music app's search results), they can't perceive part of the content because of how it's displayed.
How to test
Set zoom to 200% and open tooltips/dropdown menus: if their fixed pixel dimensions clip the now-larger text/options, it fails.
How to fix
At 200% text size/zoom, all content and controls must remain visible, readable, and usable — nothing clipped, overlapped, or lost.
Outcome
Once corrected, a streaming music app's search results lets them tell the information apart without relying on color.
Who is affected
Low-vision people who enlarge text instead of using a screen reader.
Learn more
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