Cricket | The Independent

Health | The Independent

US Sport | The Independent

Business | The Independent

Independent Asia Edition

Football︱The Independent

Tennis | The Independent

Money | The Independent

Letters | The Independent

Cycling | The Independent

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)

ensure-minimum-target-size

July 2025

June 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Cricket \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket	100
Health \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/news/health	100
US Sport \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/sport/us-sport	100
Business \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/news/business	100
Independent Asia Editionwww.independent.co.uk/asia	100
Football︱The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/sport/football	100
Tennis \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis	100
Money \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/money	100
Letters \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/voices/letters	100
Cycling \| The Independentwww.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling	100

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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Where this issue has occurred