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F47: Failure of Success Criterion 2.2.2 due to using the blink element

Important Information about Techniques

See Understanding Techniques for WCAG Success Criteria for important information about the usage of these informative techniques and how they relate to the normative WCAG 2.0 success criteria. The Applicability section explains the scope of the technique, and the presence of techniques for a specific technology does not imply that the technology can be used in all situations to create content that meets WCAG 2.0.

Applicability

HTML and XHTML

This failure relates to:

User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes

See User Agent Support Notes for F47.

Description

The blink element, while not part of the official HTML or XHTML specification, is supported by many user agents. It causes any text inside the element to blink at a predetermined rate. This cannot be interrupted by the user, nor can it be disabled as a preference. The blinking continues as long as the page is displayed. Therefore, content that uses blink fails the Success Criterion because blinking can continue for more than three seconds.

Examples

Failure Example 1

A product list page uses the blink element to draw attention to sale prices. This fails the Success Criterion because users cannot control the blink.

Example Code:


<p>My Great Product <blink>Sale! $44,995!</blink></p>

Resources

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Tests

Procedure

  1. Examine code for the presence of the blink element.

Expected Results