F93: Failure of Success Criterion 1.4.2 for absence of a way to pause or stop an HTML5 media element that autoplays
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: partial
Summary: Failure of Success Criterion 1.4.2 for absence of a way to pause or stop an HTML5 media element that autoplays
Why it fails: This page reproduces the F93 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 1.4.2.
Failure technique
Understanding
Quickref
Intentional failure — audit this region
F93
Autoplaying video with no pause or stop control.
<video id="f93-video" width="320" autoplay muted loop playsinline src="/assets/talking-head.mp4"></video>
<p>Autoplaying video with no pause or stop control.</p>Expected audit result
- 1.4.2: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 1.4.2.
Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F93 failure in isolation.