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# 3.3.5 Help

- Level: AAA
- Guideline: 3.3 Input Assistance
- Principle: 3 Understandable

## What it is

Context-sensitive help is available.

## How to test

- Check: Context-sensitive help is available.
- Use the sufficient techniques below as acceptable methods when applicable.

## Sufficient techniques (W3C)

- G71: Providing a help link on every web page
- G193: Providing help by an assistant in the web page
- G194: Providing spell checking and suggestions for text input
- G184: Providing text instructions at the beginning of a form or set of fields that describes the necessary input
- G89: Providing expected data format and example

## Advisory techniques (W3C)

- H89: Using the title attribute to provide context-sensitive help

## Resources

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

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