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# 2.4.8 Location

- Level: AAA
- Guideline: 2.4 Navigable
- Principle: 2 Operable

## What it is

Information about the user's location within a set of web pages is available.

## How to test

- Check: Information about the user's location within a set of web pages is available.
- Use the sufficient techniques below as acceptable methods when applicable.

## Sufficient techniques (W3C)

- G65: Providing a breadcrumb trail
- G63: Providing a site map
- G128: Indicating current location within navigation bars
- G127: Identifying a web page's relationship to a larger collection of web pages

## Advisory techniques (W3C)

- PDF14: Providing running headers and footers in PDF documents
- PDF17: Specifying consistent page numbering for PDF documents

## Resources

- WCAG 2.2 SC: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#location
- Understanding: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/location.html
- Quick reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.2#location

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