Administration | Explore careers

Social care | Explore careers

Managerial | Explore careers

Law and legal | Explore careers

Animal care | Explore careers

Healthcare | Explore careers

Manufacturing | Explore careers

Transport | Explore careers

Home services | Explore careers

Retail and sales | Explore careers

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

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February 2025

January 2025

National Careers Service

Title / URL	Issues
Administration \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/administration	26
Social care \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/social-care	26
Managerial \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/managerial	26
Law and legal \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/law-and-legal	26
Animal care \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/animal-care	26
Healthcare \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/healthcare	26
Manufacturing \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/manufacturing	26
Transport \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/transport	26
Home services \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/home-services	26
Retail and sales \| Explore careersnationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/retail-and-sales	26

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

National Careers Service

Where this issue has occurred