F1: Failure of Success Criterion 1.3.2 due to changing the meaning of content by positioning information with CSS
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: yes
Summary: changing the meaning of content by positioning information with CSS
Why it fails: This page reproduces the F1 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 1.3.2.
Failure technique
Understanding
Quickref
Intentional failure — audit this region
F1
First in DOM, appears second visually.
Second in DOM, appears first visually.
<div class="f1-wrap">
<p class="f1-first">First in DOM, appears second visually.</p>
<p class="f1-second">Second in DOM, appears first visually.</p>
</div>Expected audit result
- 1.3.2: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 1.3.2.
Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F1 failure in isolation.