WCAG/3-understandable/3.3.5-help.md

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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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