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How to hide elements for different browsing contexts
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The difference between aria-label and aria-labelledby (Tink - Léonie Watson)
The
aria-labelandaria-labelledbyattributes do the same thing but in different ways. Sometimes the two attributes are confused and this has unintended results. This post describes the differences between them and how to choose the right one.
Sign-in form best practices (on web.dev)
Sam Dutton advises how to use cross-platform browser features to build sign-in forms that are secure, accessible and easy to use.
HTML: The Inaccessible Parts (daverupert.com)
Here’s Dave Rupert, frustratedly rounding up the accessibility shortfalls in browser implementations of native HTML elements.
I’ve always abided in the idea that “HTML is accessible by default and then we come along and mess it up”. But that’s not always the case. There are some cases where even using plain ol’ HTML causes accessibility problems.
How to control SVG icon size and colour in context
A while back I read a great SVG icon tip from Andy Bell which I’d been meaning to try and finally did so today. Andy recommended that for icons with text labels we set the width and height of the icons to 1em since that will size them proportionately to the adjacent text and additionally lets us use font-size to make any further sizing tweaks.
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