WCAG 2.0 · Level AA · Perceivable
1.4.4 Resize Text
Manual verification
How to validate 1.4.4 by hand
Verify that text can be resized to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality.
Start with the extension result
Reopen the reported URL and reproduce the same state (for example, after expanding a menu or submitting a form). Use the result’s Highlight action when available, or its affected-element details and CSS selector, to find the reported content. Apply the checks below to that content and its context. If the element or state has changed, rescan and record that difference before deciding whether the finding still applies.
- Increase browser text size or zoom so text is twice its original size, using the supported browser method.
- Check every page area and interaction for clipped text, overlap, hidden controls, truncation, and text that cannot be resized.
- Complete the primary tasks at the enlarged size and confirm no information or operation is lost.
Evidence to record
Record the browser method/scale, affected text, and the content or control that became unavailable.
Scope and exceptions
This concerns resizing text up to 200 percent. Reflow at narrow viewport dimensions is a separate check under 1.4.10.
Record the review outcome
- Confirmed: the recorded evidence shows the requirement is not met in the tested page state, and no applicable exception explains it.
- Not reproduced: the reported issue is absent in the current state. Record the URL, state, and affected element you checked; this does not prove other pages or states conform.
- Needs more review: evidence is incomplete, the content requires human judgment, or an exception is uncertain. Record what remains to be checked instead of treating it as a pass.