Content moves on its own for more than 5 seconds
Why it matters
Carousels, tickers and looping animations are hard to read and distracting. People need a way to pause, stop or hide them.
How to fix it
Add a visible pause control, or stop the motion after five seconds.
<button type="button" aria-pressed="false" id="pause-slider">Pause slideshow</button>Read the W3C guidance: Understanding 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide.
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Related rules
- Page uses marquee or blink (WCAG 2.2.2)
- Video has no captions (WCAG 1.2.2)
- Media plays automatically (WCAG 1.4.2)
- Animations ignore the reduced motion setting (WCAG 2.3.3)
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