# WCAG 2.2 Has Officially...  URL:: https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131758474182659 Author:: @hdv on Twitter ## Highlights > WCAG 2.2 has officially reached “Candidate recommendation” status, meaning it is pretty close to becoming an official standard. What's new? ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131758474182659)) > WCAG 2.2 includes all of WCAG 2.1, plus nine new criteria (of which 7 are in Level A + AA). Let's look at those 7 in detail. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131760575614977)) > 🆕 2.4.11 Focus Appearance (AA): new requirements for what focus styles look like, regarding contrast, size of the contrasting area and contrast of adjacent colors https://t.co/WES1eEFkYy > (this one may be the most tricky, but there's a lot of examples on https://t.co/lHcQIcECBh) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131762391764993)) > 🆕 2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured (AA): don't obscure the element that has focus (eg with sticky headers/footers or modals) https://t.co/MINUeE51lH ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131765096972288)) > 🆕 2.5.7 Dragging Movements (AA): when some action in your UI requires dragging, ensure the same action can also be performed without dragging (with a “single pointer”) https://t.co/ZfkOvSHvcl > (example: color picker that also allows color value to be typed) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131766862888960)) > 🆕 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (AA): ensure that things you can click (or otherwise “point”, eg using pen, touch etc), are more than the specified minimum size, unless there's enough distance, it's inline or the small size is “essential” https://t.co/jafm0dGzaq ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131769723314177)) > 🆕 3.2.6 Consistent Help (A): if your page/app contains help options, they are in the same order across pages (unless user zooms/turns device) https://t.co/9sZNHfCsAq ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131771875037186)) > 🆕 3.3.7 Accessible Authentication (A): if your auth requires a “cognitive function test” (user has to remember, manipulate or transcribe), offer a way without such a test, or allow for assistance (eg support password manager, don't block copy/paste) https://t.co/b88soUWEfe ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131773724758018)) > 🆕 3.3.9 Redundant Entry (A): avoid that users have to enter the same information twice, instead auto-populate or allow previous input to be selected. Some exceptions apply. https://t.co/q2HddoVd7H ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131775566057475)) > Apart from these new criteria, there is also one level change (sorry if you're creating tooling around WCAG): “Focus Visible” changes from Level AA to Level A. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131777570856964)) > An overview of the new criteria, including examples of how they are useful to real people can be found on. https://t.co/pUoVlqC5Wr ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131779328253952)) > For a more permanent and linkable version of this thread, I've also dropped the contents onto my blog https://t.co/JSOFlH7P9r ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567139387707629568)) --- Title: WCAG 2.2 Has Officially... Author: @hdv on Twitter Tags: readwise, tweets date: 2024-01-30 --- # WCAG 2.2 Has Officially...  URL:: https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131758474182659 Author:: @hdv on Twitter ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > WCAG 2.2 has officially reached “Candidate recommendation” status, meaning it is pretty close to becoming an official standard. What's new? ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131758474182659)) > WCAG 2.2 includes all of WCAG 2.1, plus nine new criteria (of which 7 are in Level A + AA). Let's look at those 7 in detail. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131760575614977)) > 🆕 2.4.11 Focus Appearance (AA): new requirements for what focus styles look like, regarding contrast, size of the contrasting area and contrast of adjacent colors https://t.co/WES1eEFkYy > (this one may be the most tricky, but there's a lot of examples on https://t.co/lHcQIcECBh) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131762391764993)) > 🆕 2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured (AA): don't obscure the element that has focus (eg with sticky headers/footers or modals) https://t.co/MINUeE51lH ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131765096972288)) > 🆕 2.5.7 Dragging Movements (AA): when some action in your UI requires dragging, ensure the same action can also be performed without dragging (with a “single pointer”) https://t.co/ZfkOvSHvcl > (example: color picker that also allows color value to be typed) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131766862888960)) > 🆕 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (AA): ensure that things you can click (or otherwise “point”, eg using pen, touch etc), are more than the specified minimum size, unless there's enough distance, it's inline or the small size is “essential” https://t.co/jafm0dGzaq ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131769723314177)) > 🆕 3.2.6 Consistent Help (A): if your page/app contains help options, they are in the same order across pages (unless user zooms/turns device) https://t.co/9sZNHfCsAq ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131771875037186)) > 🆕 3.3.7 Accessible Authentication (A): if your auth requires a “cognitive function test” (user has to remember, manipulate or transcribe), offer a way without such a test, or allow for assistance (eg support password manager, don't block copy/paste) https://t.co/b88soUWEfe ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131773724758018)) > 🆕 3.3.9 Redundant Entry (A): avoid that users have to enter the same information twice, instead auto-populate or allow previous input to be selected. Some exceptions apply. https://t.co/q2HddoVd7H ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131775566057475)) > Apart from these new criteria, there is also one level change (sorry if you're creating tooling around WCAG): “Focus Visible” changes from Level AA to Level A. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131777570856964)) > An overview of the new criteria, including examples of how they are useful to real people can be found on. https://t.co/pUoVlqC5Wr ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567131779328253952)) > For a more permanent and linkable version of this thread, I've also dropped the contents onto my blog https://t.co/JSOFlH7P9r ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/hdv/status/1567139387707629568))