1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics
Conformance level: A
Criterion released in WCAG version: 2.0
Official description of the success criterion
Instructions provided for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, color, size, visual location, orientation, or sound.
What to do?
Avoid instructions that rely solely on sensory characteristics (e.g., "click the red button").
Why is it important?
Ensures all users, including those with visual or auditory impairments, can understand instructions.
Common pitfalls
It's very easy to provide instructions that rely on visual or auditory cues. A very common one is to refer to some content being on the left or at the right corner.