Principle 3 Understandable · Guideline 3.2: Predictable

3.2.2 On Input

Changing a setting must not automatically change context.

Level A

What this means in practice

Forms that submit as soon as an option is picked take users by surprise. Provide a button – or warn clearly beforehand.

Normative wording

The binding text lives at the W3C. What you read here is our own faithful rendering – not a quotation.

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