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WCAGA

2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts — If a keyboard shortcut is implemented in content using only letter (including upper- and lower-case letters), punctuation, number, or symbol characters, then at least one of the following is true:

WCAG references
  • 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (A)

Official methodology to test criterion 2.1.4

Test 1 (2.1.4)

  1. ulist:
    • Turn off:A mechanism is available to turn the shortcut off;
    • Remap:A mechanism is available to remap the shortcut to include one or more non-printable keyboard keys (e.g., Ctrl, Alt);
    • Active only on focus:The keyboard shortcut for a user interface component is only active when that component has focus.