Skip to main content
RAWEBAA

10.13 On each web page, is the additional content appearing when focused or when hovering over a user interface component controllable by the user (excluding special cases)?

WCAG references
  • 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (AA)
Techniques
  • F95
  • SCR39

Official methodology to test criterion 10.13

Test 1 (10.13.1)

  1. Find in the document any additional content that becomes visible when the user focuses or hovers over a user interface component, with the exception of
    • Additional content controlled by the user agent (for example, tooltips associated with the title attribute or the native validation of a form.
    • Additional content that becomes visible when activated by the user (for example, a dialog window).
  2. For each additional content item, check that
    • Either the additional content is positioned in such a way that it does not interfere with the viewing of other information content on which it is superimposed (including the user interface component that triggered its appearance), whatever the viewing conditions (including when using a zoom mechanism).
    • Or a mechanism (on the keyboard) can be used to make the additional content disappear (for example, the Escape key).
  3. If this is the case for each additional content item, the test is validated.

Test 2 (10.13.2)

  1. Find in the document the additional content that becomes visible when a user interface component is hovered over, with the exception of
    • additional content controlled by the user agent (for example, tooltips associated with the title attribute or the native validation of a form);
    • additional content that becomes visible when activated by the user (for example, a dialog window).
  2. For each additional content item, check that it can be hovered over with the mouse pointer without disappearing.
  3. If this is the case for each additional content item, the test is validated.

Test 3 (10.13.3)

  1. Find in the document additional content which becomes visible when the focus is set or when a user interface component is hovered over, with the exception of
    • additional content controlled by the user agent (for example, tooltips associated with the title attribute or the native validation of a form);
    • additional content that becomes visible when activated by the user (for example, a dialog window).
  2. For each additional content item, check that it remains visible
    • until the user removes the mouse pointer or focus from the additional content or user interface component that triggered its appearance;
    • until the user triggers the mechanism provided to make the additional content disappear;
    • until the information provided by the additional content is no longer valid (for example, additional content indicating the "busy" state of the user interface component that the user wishes to activate, or an error message in the form of additional content until the user rectifies their input).
  3. If this is the case for each additional content item, the test is validated.