F23: Failure of 1.4.2 due to playing a sound longer than 3 seconds where there is no mechanism to turn it off
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: partial
Summary: playing a sound longer than 3 seconds where there is no mechanism to turn it off
Why it fails: This page reproduces the F23 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 1.4.2.
Failure technique
Understanding
Quickref
Intentional failure — audit this region
F23
Audio plays automatically for more than 3 seconds with no immediate control.
<audio id="f23-audio" src="/assets/loop-tone.wav" autoplay loop></audio>
<p>Audio plays automatically for more than 3 seconds with no immediate control.</p>Expected audit result
- 1.4.2: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 1.4.2.
Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F23 failure in isolation.