F34: Failure of Success Criterion 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 due to using white space characters to format tables in plain text content
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: yes
Summary: using white space characters to format tables in plain text content
Why it fails: This page reproduces the F34 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 1.3.1, 1.3.2.
Failure technique
Understanding
Quickref
Intentional failure — audit this region
F34
Columns aligned with spaces instead of markup:
Name Score Ada 98 Bob 87
<p>Columns aligned with spaces instead of markup:</p>
<pre class="f34-cols">Name Score
Ada 98
Bob 87</pre>Expected audit result
- 1.3.1: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 1.3.1.
- 1.3.2: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 1.3.2.
Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F34 failure in isolation.