If any keyboard shortcut only requires letter, number, punctuation, or symbol characters, an option exists to turn it off, remap to include CTRL or ALT modifiers, OR be active on focus only.
| WCAG 2 criterion | 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (A) |
|---|---|
| Category | Keyboard |
WCAG 2 criterion
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A)
Tools and requirements
- Keyboard
Test procedure
When using the keyboard to navigate through a webpage, check to see if any part of the page supports running functionality with any letter, number, punctuation, or symbol key on its own. (Arrow keys are NOT part of this criteria)
If there are functions that work using a letter, number, punctuation, or symbol key, mark a failure unless one of the following conditions are met
- The function also requires the use of the CTRL or ALT (for Windows) or COMMAND or OPTION (for Mac).
- The function only works when the user is focused on the element.
- There is a way to disable the function.
You may come across this on certain virtual 3D room pages, or on certain maps.