agenda+ Diacritics in WCAG

The WCAG 3 Text & Wording subgroup is defining use of diacritics for 
languages "where they are optional". Here's their current draft/working 
document for that provision:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z_Xuava_GS-Fwfk4Hg8KYDr1WcjgcuswKmTELukzvwo/edit?usp=sharing

They are asking us to help them on principles or practices that may 
guide this work.

Some of the specific concerns are around:

1. Identifying the applicable languages. Is there a list, or especially 
some programmatic standard to identify those?
2. How assistive technology actually handles (or should handle!) cases 
like this. Is requiring the full-diacritic version the right answer?
3. Expectations around burden/effort. It was brought up that having both 
versions in a datastore, and a user-visible toggle, is a big change.

They are happy to answer questions, or have a joint call to talk about 
this.

Any thoughts?

Received on Monday, 6 April 2026 12:39:55 UTC