The accessible name is not “times” – according to the Accessible Name Computation it is “x”. Screen readers announce it as “times”, but that is just a heuristic they use. You cannot rely on a screen reader to identify the accessible name. It will often be correct, but it will sometimes be wrong. Steve Green Managing Director Test Partners Ltd From: Marc Haunschild <haunschild@mhis.onmicrosoft.de> Sent: 14 September 2021 10:47 To: Ms J <ms.jflz.woop@gmail.com> Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: Re: 1.3.3 sensory characteristics Hi Sarah, no, its not a graphic, it’s a character (like letters), but it does violate Success Criterion 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Headings and labels describe topic or purpose.) Because the accessible name is „times“ and this doesn’t describe the purpose at all. Greetings, Marc Am 14.09.2021 um 11:10 schrieb Ms J <ms.jflz.woop@gmail.com<mailto:ms.jflz.woop@gmail.com>>: Hello Where a multiplication text character symbol × has been used as the label of a close button with no other alternative (so read with JAWS as ‘times button’), does this fall under F26: failure due to using a graphical symbol alone to convey information? Is it possible to clarify what is considered a graphical symbol please? Thanks Sarah Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
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