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F4: Failure of SC 2.2.2 due to using text-decoration:blink without a mechanism to stop it in less than three seconds

Applicability

Cascading Style Sheets.

This failure relates to:

User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes

The blink value of the text-decoration property is not supported by Internet Explorer. It is supported in Netscape/Mozilla family browsers. Not tested in others (e.g., Safari, Opera).

Description

CSS defines the blink value for the text-decoration property. When used, it causes any text in elements with this property to blink at a predetermined rate. This cannot be interrupted by the user, nor can it be disabled as a user agent preference. The blinking continues as long as the page is displayed. Therefore, content that uses text-decoration:blink fails the success criterion because blinking can continue for more than three seconds.

Examples

Failure Example 1

A product list page uses the text-decoration:blink style on an element to draw attention to sale prices. This fails the success criterion because users cannot control the blink.

<p>My Great Product <span style="text-decoration:blink">Sale! $44,995!</span></p>

Resources

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Tests

Procedure

  1. Examine inline styles, internal stylesheets, and external stylesheets for the text-decoration property with a value of "blink".

  2. If the property is used, determine if the ID, class, or element identified by selectors on which this property is defined are used in the document.

Expected Results