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<meta name="description" content="This document describes how the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) versions 2.0 [WCAG20], 2.1 [WCAG21], and 2.2 [WCAG22] principles, guidelines, and success criteria can be applied to non-web Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), specifically to non-web documents and software. It provides informative guidance (guidance that is not normative and does not set requirements).">
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<div class="note" role="note" id="wcag-noteissue-container-generatedID--13"><div role="heading" class="note-title marker" id="wcag-noteh-note--13" aria-level="5"><span>Note 2</span></div><p class="">Custom tooltips, sub-menus, and other nonmodal popups that display on hover and focus are examples of additional content covered by this criterion.</p></div>
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<div class="note" role="note" id="wcag-noteissue-container-generatedID--14"><div role="heading" class="note-title marker" id="wcag-noteh-note--14" aria-level="5"><span>Note 3</span></div><p class="">This criterion applies to content that appears in addition to the triggering component itself. Since hidden components that are made visible on keyboard focus (such as links used to skip to another part of a page) do not present additional content they are not covered by this criterion.</p></div></blockquote>
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<section id="applying-sc-1-4-13-content-on-hover-or-focus-to-non-web-documents-and-software"><div class="header-wrapper"><h6 id="x6-1-5-10-1-applying-sc-1-4-13-content-on-hover-or-focus-to-non-web-documents-and-software">Applying SC 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus to Non-Web Documents and Software</h6><a class="self-link" href="#applying-sc-1-4-13-content-on-hover-or-focus-to-non-web-documents-and-software" aria-label="Permalink for Section Applying SC 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus to Non-Web Documents and Software"></a></div>
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<p>This applies directly as written, and as described in <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/content-on-hover-or-focus.html">Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.13</a>, replacing "user agent" with "user agent or other platform software", "browser tooltips" with "tooltips", "the <abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr> title attribute" with "user interface object attributes", "links" with "links or other UI controls", and "a page" with "the non-web document or software".</p>
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<p>This applies directly as written, and as described in <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/content-on-hover-or-focus.html">Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.13</a>, replacing "user agent" with "user agent or other platform software", "browser tooltips" with "tooltips", "the <abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr> title attribute" with "user interface object attributes", "links" with "links or other UI controls that behave like a link", and "a page" with "the non-web document or software".</p>
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<p>With these substitutions, it would read:</p>
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<p><strong>1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus:</strong> Where receiving and then removing pointer hover or keyboard focus triggers additional content to become visible and then hidden, the following are true:</p>
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<div class="note" role="note" id="issue-container-generatedID-83"><div role="heading" class="note-title marker" id="h-note-83" aria-level="7"><span>Note 2</span></div><div class="">Custom tooltips, sub-menus, and other nonmodal popups that display on hover and focus are examples of additional content covered by this criterion.</div></div>
<p>This criterion applies to content that appears in addition to the triggering component itself. Since hidden components that are made visible on keyboard focus (such as <ins>[links or other UI controls]</ins> used to skip to another part of <ins>[the non-web document or software]</ins>) do not present additional content they are not covered by this criterion.</p></div></div><p></p>
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<p>This criterion applies to content that appears in addition to the triggering component itself. Since hidden components that are made visible on keyboard focus (such as <ins>[links or other UI controls that behave like a link]</ins> used to skip to another part of <ins>[the non-web document or software]</ins>) do not present additional content they are not covered by this criterion.</p></div></div><p></p>
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</section></section></section></section><section id="operable"><div class="header-wrapper"><h3 id="x6-2-operable">2. Operable</h3><a class="self-link" href="#operable" aria-label="Permalink for Section 2. Operable"></a></div><blockquote class="wcag-quote"><p>User interface components and navigation must be operable.</p></blockquote>
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<section id="applying-principle-2-operable-to-non-web-documents-and-software"><div class="header-wrapper"><h4 id="x6-2-1-applying-principle-2-operable-to-non-web-documents-and-software">Applying Principle 2 Operable to Non-Web Documents and Software</h4><a class="self-link" href="#applying-principle-2-operable-to-non-web-documents-and-software" aria-label="Permalink for Section Applying Principle 2 Operable to Non-Web Documents and Software"></a></div>
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<p>In WCAG 2, the Principles are provided for framing and understanding the success criteria under them but are not used for conformance to WCAG. Principle 2 applies directly as written.</p>
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</section></section>
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<section class="appendix" id="changelog"><div class="header-wrapper"><h2 id="d-changes-since-the-15-november-2024-note">D. Changes since the 15 November 2024 Note</h2><a class="self-link" href="#changelog" aria-label="Permalink for Section D. Changes since the 15 November 2024 Note"></a></div>
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<ul><li><span>2025-09-18 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/778">1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus - additional word substitutions</a></li><li><span>2025-09-11 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/777">2.4.4 Link Purpose: Update Note 1 to simplify and remove "outside a user interface control,"</a></li><li><span>2025-09-16 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/776">1.4.4 Resize text - updates to resolve issue 772 and incorporate EN note</a></li><li><span>2025-08-19 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/768">1.4.10 Reflow: Remove Note 5 from non-web documents</a></li><li><span>2025-08-12 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/765">1.4.4 Resize text - add note from EN 301 549</a></li><li><span>2025-08-12 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/764">2.1.1 Keyboard - Reinstate interpretation for non-web documents</a></li><li><span>2025-07-31 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/748">Make adjustments to 1.4.1 where platforms provide text scaling for all text, but not to 200% for some text</a></li><li><span>2025-07-31 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/744">Add note describing device-independent keyboard interface services</a></li><li><span>2025-07-17 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/718">2.1.1 Keyboard - Updates to notes prompted by the EN 301 549</a></li><li><span>2025-07-03 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/715">1.3.1: Add note for non-web documents from the EN 301 549</a></li><li><span>2025-07-17 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/714">3.1.2 Language of Parts - Add modified EN 301 549 note</a></li><li><span>2025-06-27 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/709">1.4.10: Add note for non-web doc from first 2 paragraphs of non-web software note</a></li><li><span>2025-06-19 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/698">Simplify word replacement in "target" definition to use "content" as word replacement for "page"</a></li><li><span>2025-06-20 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/697">SC 2.2.2: Update Note 5 to give full understanding doc name and link and not use "informative" which has a specific meaning in WCAG</a></li><li><span>2025-06-12 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/683">More consistency changes for note used in 1.4.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, and 2.3.1</a></li><li><span>2025-06-16 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/682">Adjust note in 1.4.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, and 2.3.1 to be consistent verbiage and avoid use of "must"</a></li><li><span>2025-06-21 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/632">Update 4.1.2 to have a word replacement for "user agent"</a></li><li><span>2025-04-29 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/630">Add Notes 2 and 3 to key term "content"</a></li><li><span>2025-04-25 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/629">Update note 1 of 2.1.1 Keyboard guidance to make it more understandable</a></li></ul></section>
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<ul><li><span>2025-09-26 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/785">1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus: Update note for "links" word replacement</a></li><li><span>2025-09-18 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/778">1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus - additional word substitutions</a></li><li><span>2025-09-11 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/777">2.4.4 Link Purpose: Update Note 1 to simplify and remove "outside a user interface control,"</a></li><li><span>2025-09-16 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/776">1.4.4 Resize text - updates to resolve issue 772 and incorporate EN note</a></li><li><span>2025-08-19 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/768">1.4.10 Reflow: Remove Note 5 from non-web documents</a></li><li><span>2025-08-12 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/765">1.4.4 Resize text - add note from EN 301 549</a></li><li><span>2025-08-12 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/764">2.1.1 Keyboard - Reinstate interpretation for non-web documents</a></li><li><span>2025-07-31 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/748">Make adjustments to 1.4.1 where platforms provide text scaling for all text, but not to 200% for some text</a></li><li><span>2025-07-31 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/744">Add note describing device-independent keyboard interface services</a></li><li><span>2025-07-17 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/718">2.1.1 Keyboard - Updates to notes prompted by the EN 301 549</a></li><li><span>2025-07-03 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/715">1.3.1: Add note for non-web documents from the EN 301 549</a></li><li><span>2025-07-17 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/714">3.1.2 Language of Parts - Add modified EN 301 549 note</a></li><li><span>2025-06-27 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/709">1.4.10: Add note for non-web doc from first 2 paragraphs of non-web software note</a></li><li><span>2025-06-19 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/698">Simplify word replacement in "target" definition to use "content" as word replacement for "page"</a></li><li><span>2025-06-20 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/697">SC 2.2.2: Update Note 5 to give full understanding doc name and link and not use "informative" which has a specific meaning in WCAG</a></li><li><span>2025-06-12 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/683">More consistency changes for note used in 1.4.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, and 2.3.1</a></li><li><span>2025-06-16 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/682">Adjust note in 1.4.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, and 2.3.1 to be consistent verbiage and avoid use of "must"</a></li><li><span>2025-06-21 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/632">Update 4.1.2 to have a word replacement for "user agent"</a></li><li><span>2025-04-29 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/630">Add Notes 2 and 3 to key term "content"</a></li><li><span>2025-04-25 </span><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/pull/629">Update note 1 of 2.1.1 Keyboard guidance to make it more understandable</a></li></ul></section>
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