Formatting and Styles to Avoid
Tips for Better Accessibility
The following formatting and object types are not communicated to assistive technology or present significant barriers to some users and should be avoided:
- Strikethrough
- Highlighting
- Dropcap
- Word Art, Smart Art, text effects
- Ungrouped related shapes
- Watermarks
- Symbols, except for the following safe characters:
- @ (the at symbol)
- & (ampersand)
- / (slash)
- © (copyright)
- ® (registered)
- ™ (trademark)
- ¶ (paragraph)
- • (bullet)
- $ (dollar)
- € (Euro)
- £ (British pound)
- ¥ (Yen)
- % (percent)
- ½ (one half)
- ¼ (one fourth)
- ¾ (three fourths)
- ° (degrees)
