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Web Accessibility Reviews

Labels describe any required fields or required formatting requirements. (e.g. If a MM/DD/YYYY format is required)

WGAC 2 criterion 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (A)
Category Forms and Inputs
ACT Rules

WCAG 2 criterion

3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)

Tools and requirements

  • Manual Evaluation

Test procedure

During manual evaluation, if a form field has a required format, that format must be detailed in the label. Specific formatting details are not needed for fields where a format is implied (e.g. an "Email" field would expect an '@' in it with a URL at the end).

Common fields that may have formatting requirements that need to be explained in the label include

AI Prompt