5.F, 3.3.1-error-identification

Test Name	Test ID	Test Condition
3.3.1-error-identification	5.F	The item in error is identified in text and sufficiently described to the user in text.

If the following is TRUE, the content PASSES:

The item that is in error is identified in text and sufficiently described to the user in text.

Interactive Samples

Remember-the error message may need to be tested as part of 5.E, 4.1.2-change-notify-forms.
If the web page does not have automatic error detection, this is marked DOES NOT APPLY.
Providing only a symbol (such as ! or X) or red outline for the form field is error is not sufficient; it must be accompanied with text describing the error (such as: X Incorrect username).
This test is NOT verifying that the error message also suggests how to fix the error.
It may help to understand the disabilities this Success Criteria benefits:

Provides information about input errors in text which allows users who are blind or colorblind to perceive the fact that an error occurred.
May help people with cognitive, language, and learning disabilities who have difficulty understanding the meaning represented by icons and other visual cues.