accessibility-guidelines

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Complex gestures

Do not require complex gestures, or using more than one finger to do things.

Make sure that users can do everything without needing to use multi-touch (like pinching, or swiping with several fingers), or following a complex path with their finger.


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Why?

Some disabled users may need simple inputs or gestures to complete tasks and make selections. Complex movement or gestures requiring dexterity or accuracy may be hard for them.

Official wording in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

2.5.1 Pointer Gestures: All functionality that uses multipoint or path-based gestures for operation can be operated with a single pointer without a path-based gesture, unless a multipoint or path-based gesture is essential. (Level A)

See the W3C’s detailed explanation of this guideline with techniques and examples.


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