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WCAG

concepts

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the W3C standard defining how to make web content accessible to people with disabilities

Pronunciation

Correct

W-kag

/ˈdʌbəlju kæɡ/

The 'W' is said as the letter, and 'CAG' is compressed into a single syllable rhyming with 'bag'. This is the pronunciation used by W3C staff and the accessibility community.

Source: www.w3.org(official spec)

Accepted Variants

Accepted Variant

W-C-A-G

/ˈdʌbəlju siː eɪ dʒiː/

Some people spell out all four letters individually. While understood, 'W-kag' is the dominant form used by practitioners.

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