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Wcag Success Criterion Structure
Wcag Success Criterion Structure
A WCAG success criterion defining a testable requirement for web content accessibility.
Type: object
Properties: 11
Required: 5
Accessibility W3C WCAG Web Standards Disability Inclusive Design
SuccessCriterion is a JSON Structure definition published by WCAG, describing 11 properties, of which 5 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
Properties
id
title
description
level
principle
guideline
wcag_version
url
understanding_url
sufficient_techniques
failures
Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#
JSON Structure
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wcag/refs/heads/main/json-structure/wcag-success-criterion-structure.json",
"name": "SuccessCriterion",
"description": "A WCAG success criterion defining a testable requirement for web content accessibility.",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"title",
"level",
"principle",
"guideline"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier for the success criterion (e.g., 1.1.1, 2.4.7).",
"pattern": "^[1-4]\\.[1-9]\\.[0-9]+$",
"example": "1.1.1"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Short title of the success criterion.",
"example": "Non-text Content"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Full normative text of the success criterion.",
"example": "All non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose."
},
"level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"A",
"AA",
"AAA"
],
"description": "Conformance level: A (minimum), AA (standard), AAA (enhanced).",
"example": "A"
},
"principle": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Perceivable",
"Operable",
"Understandable",
"Robust"
],
"description": "The POUR principle this criterion belongs to.",
"example": "Perceivable"
},
"guideline": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Parent guideline identifier and title.",
"example": "1.1 Text Alternatives"
},
"wcag_version": {
"type": "string",
"description": "WCAG version that introduced or updated this criterion.",
"enum": [
"2.0",
"2.1",
"2.2"
],
"example": "2.0"
},
"url": {
"type": "uri",
"description": "URL to the official specification text for this criterion.",
"example": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#non-text-content"
},
"understanding_url": {
"type": "uri",
"description": "URL to the Understanding WCAG document for this criterion.",
"example": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/non-text-content.html"
},
"sufficient_techniques": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of sufficient technique identifiers for meeting this criterion.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": [
"G94",
"H37",
"H36"
]
},
"failures": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of failure technique identifiers that fail this criterion.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": [
"F3",
"F13"
]
}
}
}