- Success Criterion 2.5.8
- Conformance level AA
Calendar Day Cells Too Small to Tap in Compact View
2.5.8 — Target Size (Minimum)
Scenario
Setting
A photo-sharing app's upload screen
What’s wrong
Calendar day cells or time slots under 24px in compact views.
Example
Here's a real case from a photo-sharing app's upload screen: calendar day cells or time slots under 24px in compact views.
Why it matters
People with tremor or larger touch contact areas, and anyone tapping on a moving vehicle. Here, on a photo-sharing app's upload screen, the result is they can't operate the feature without a mouse.
How to test
Measure calendar day cells or time-slot targets in a compact view: under 24px with no spacing compensation 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
After the fix, the same visitor to a photo-sharing app's upload screen can now 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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