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WCAG 2.2

pure decoration

serving only an aesthetic purpose, providing no information, and having no functionality

Note: Text is only purely decorative if the words can be rearranged or substituted without changing their purpose.

Example: The cover page of a dictionary has random words in very light text in the background.

Source: WCAG 2.2 definition of “pure decoration” (opens in a new tab) (W3C)