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WAI WCAG Understanding: Character Key Shortcuts
Explains accessibility risks for shortcuts made only from letter, punctuation, number, or symbol keys and requires a way to turn them off, remap them, or limit them to focused components.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard shortcut | Choose keyboard shortcut when the design problem is accelerating one known command with a key combination, not helping users discover commands. | A shortcut maps to one named command, focus target, or mode and uses the same command handler as visible controls. | Supports disabling, remapping, or focus-scoping shortcuts made only from character keys. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as spec evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
Publisher: W3C WAI. Last checked: .