Principle 1 Perceivable · Guideline 1.4: Distinguishable
1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception)
Images of text are used only for decoration and logos.
What this means in practice
The stricter version of 1.4.5: the “essential presentation” exception largely falls away.
Normative wording
The binding text lives at the W3C. What you read here is our own faithful rendering – not a quotation.