Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)
Web Development
Web Developer Guidelines
Visual Design Recommendations

Checkpoint 2.3 - Mobile-PDA

Where possible, navigation should sit on a single line

WCAG 1.0 Priority 2

WCAG Guideline 13. Provide clear navigation mechanisms.

Space is limited on the screen of a mobile device. Links that are underneath one another take up a lot of this valuable space.

Requirement

Where possible, navigation should sit on a single line

Recommendation

Lists of navigation items should use the <li> element for their construction. Use CSS to display them on a single line and for other styling requirements.

Checking Tool

View the page in a mobile device and verify that, where possible. list of links all sit on a single line.

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-clear-nav-mechanism)

 

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