Text Resizing

Users with low vision increase the size of content by up to 200% to make it readable.

Problem

Users with low vision increase the size of content by up to 200% to make it readable.
Screen magnifiers increase the size of content by up to 200%.

WCAG Success Criteria

1.4.4 Resize Text

WCAG Sufficient Techniques

G179: Ensuring that there is no loss of content or functionality when the text resizes and text containers do not change their width

Practical Exercise

Increase the text size on the page by 200%
- Zoom in using Windows: CTRL and + (click CTRL and + three times to size the text to 200%)
- Zoom out using Windows: CTRL and -
- Reset page in Windows: CTRL and 0
- Zoom in on Mac: Command and + (click Command and + three times to size the text to 200%)
- Zoom out on Mac: Command and -
- Reset page on Mac: Command and 0
Can the page still be viewed correctly at 200%?
Go to a web page that you are familiar with. Can it be viewed correctly at 200%?

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