Library Home | UNBC

Contact UNBC | UNBC

Office of Research and Innovation | UNBC

University of Northern British Columbia - Homepage | UNBC

International | UNBC

Submit a web request | UNBC

Academic Calendar | UNBC

Leading a Sustainable Future | UNBC

Campuses, research sites and facilities | UNBC

Future students | UNBC

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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July 2025

June 2025

University of Northern British Columbia

Title / URL	Issues
Library Home \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/library	17
Contact UNBC \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/about-unbc/contact	10
Office of Research and Innovation \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/office-research-and-innovation	10
University of Northern British Columbia - Homepage \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/	10
International \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/international	10
Submit a web request \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/web/request	10
Academic Calendar \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/calendar	10
Leading a Sustainable Future \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/sustainability	10
Campuses, research sites and facilities \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/about-unbc/campus-location-details	10
Future students \| UNBCwww.unbc.ca/future-students	10

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

University of Northern British Columbia

Where this issue has occurred