Text variation conveys meaning (text-variation)

Do not rely on visual formatting (e.g., bold, underline, strike-through) alone to convey meaning. When formatting indicates status or significance (e.g., “new”, “deleted”, “required”), include the same information in text.


Boldface only indicates “new”:

In the list below, bold is used to indicate a new item, but there is no textual indicator such as “(New)”.


Web Accessibility Guidelines

Note: Impossible to automatically test or detect. Requires a human tester or AI to identify when visual formatting (e.g., bold/underline/strike-through) is being used to convey meaning and to verify that the same information is also present as text (e.g., “(New)”, “Deleted:”).


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