Pagination accessibility requirements
Adaptability
Helping people by honouring user preferences and by allowing adaptations to content presentation and time limits.
View test scenarios: Adaptability
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.3.4 Orientation, Level AA |
Content is not restricted to a single orientation, unless it's essential |
| 1.4.4 Resize Text, Level AA |
Text can scale up to 200% without loss of content or functionality |
| 1.4.10 Reflow, Level AA |
Content reflows without horizontal scrolling when the viewport is 320px wide |
| 1.4.12 Text Spacing, Level AA |
No loss of content occurs when line, letter or word spacing is increased |
| 1.4.8 Visual Presentation, Level AAA |
Content adjusts as expected when people apply their preferences for text colour, width, alignment, spacing, and size |
| Recommendation | Content and information remain visible and understandable when using high contrast themes |
Animation and movement
Helping people to limit animation or reduce motion within content.
No component-specific requirements
Assistive technologies and semantics
Helping people who use a screen reader or other assistive tech by using appropriate code.
View test scenarios: Assistive technologies and semantics
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.3.1 Info and Relationships, Level A |
The links in the pagination component are coded as items of an ordered list |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence, Level A |
The order of content in the accessibility tree matches the logical reading order |
| 2.5.3 Label in Name, Level A |
Each link has an accessible name that matches or includes the visible label |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value, Level A |
Each link has an accessible name |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value, Level A |
Each link has a role of link |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value, Level A |
The link that indicates the current page is semantically identified as such via the aria-current="page" attribute |
| 1.3.6 Identify Purpose, Level AAA |
The pagination component is placed within a navigation landmark |
| Recommendation | If using a navigation landmark, this has a descriptive accessible name, such as "Pagination" |
| Recommendation | The ordered list has role="list", so it is still exposed as a list in Safari/VoiceOver once its bullets are removed |
| Recommendation | Markup can be parsed without errors |
Colour and contrast
Helping people who struggle with colour perception or low vision.
View test scenarios: Colour and contrast
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.4.1 Use of Color, Level A |
The item in the pagination component representing the current page is not identified by colour alone |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum), Level AA |
All links in the pagination component have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 against the background colours |
| 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast, Level AA |
Any icons used in the pagination component, such as left and right chevrons in the "Previous" and "Next" links, have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against the background colours |
| 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast, Level AA |
If the links have a custom focus style, this has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against the background colours |
| 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced), Level AAA |
All links in the pagination component have a contrast ratio of at least 7:1 against the background colours |
Consistency and predictability
Helping people by keeping functionality and content consistent and predictable.
View test scenarios: Consistency and predictability
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.2.1 On Focus, Level A |
When the links in the pagination component receive focus, they do not initiate a change of context |
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation, Level AA |
The order of the links within the pagination component is consistent across all pages where they appear |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification, Level AA |
The links' text label and accessible name are consistent across all pages where they appear |
| Recommendation | The links in the pagination component are underlined |
| Recommendation | There is a visual cue for the current page, such as a background colour and bold text |
Images and media
Helping people to access (and remove distractions caused by) image, video and audio content.
View test scenarios: Images and media
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content, Level A |
If the "Previous" and "Next" links use an icon, such as a left and right chevron, with no text label, the icons have an appropriate text alternative. If a text label is also present, the icons are hidden from screen readers |
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content, Level A |
Each ellipsis character is hidden from screen readers, and visually hidden text alongside it reads "Ellipsis" |
| 1.4.5 Images of Text, Level AA |
Real text is used instead of images for links where possible |
| 1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception), Level AAA |
No images of text at all |
Input assistance
Helping people to complete forms, enter data and pass authentication.
No component-specific requirements
Keyboard
Helping people who use a keyboard.
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.1.1 Keyboard, Level A |
Each link in the pagination component can be focused using the Tab key, and selected using the Enter key |
| 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap, Level A |
The links in the pagination component do not trap focus |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order, Level A |
The links receive focus in a logical order |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order, Level A |
When a link in the pagination component is selected and new content is loaded, focus moves to the start of the new content |
| 2.4.7 Focus Visible, Level AA |
The links have a visible focus indicator when they receive keyboard focus |
| 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum), Level AA |
The links are not fully hidden by other content when they receive keyboard focus |
| 2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception), Level AAA |
The links in the pagination component are accessible by keyboard, with no exceptions |
| 2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced), Level AAA |
The links are fully visible when they receive keyboard focus |
| 2.4.13 Focus Appearance, Level AAA |
If the links have a custom focus style, this has a solid 2 pixel thick perimeter, or equivalent, and a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against the background colour |
| Recommendation | A custom focus style is used instead of the browser's default, which can be hard to see against some backgrounds |
Pointer and touch
Helping people use single pointer or touch interactions.
View test scenarios: Pointer and touch
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation, Level A |
Each link in the pagination component is activated on the up event, not on the down event |
| 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum), Level AA |
Each link has a target area size, or a target area size together with spacing, of at least 24 by 24 CSS pixels |
| 2.5.5 Target Size (Enhanced), Level AAA |
Each link has a target area size of at least 44 by 44 CSS pixels |
Text comprehension (optional)
Helping people to read and understand text content.
No component-specific requirements