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Consistent feature names

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Summary

If a user interface component exists on multiple pages, make sure that the way it looks and the way it is named is consistent across pages.


Requirements

Common mistakes

Why?

Official wording in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

3.2.4 Consistent Identification: Components that have the same functionality within a set of Web pages are identified consistently. (Level AA)

This applies to native apps by replacing “Web pages” with “screens”.

See the W3C’s detailed explanation of this guideline with techniques and examples.


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