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Screen readers do not recognize text that is bold, italic, or underlined. The text will be read as normal text. There are settings available in NVDA to make the text be read as bold, italic or underlined, but very few people change these settings. A good rule is to use bold text, italics, or underlined , or strikethrough text sparingly.
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This example only shows the text bolded. The screen reader will not read the bold text and understand how its important. |
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This example shows the text bolded and has an addition queue. The “(callback)” queue will be read by screen readers, and it will be easier for a reader to understand the content. |
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This is an example that is difficult to read, has way too many things bolded and italicized. The underlining also distracts readers and can make it harder to understand. |
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When highlighting, it is important to be sure it is not the only way to convey meaning. Screen readers will not recognize the highlighted text as highlighted text. So it will only read it as normal text. This will be confusing to someone with visual problemsdisabilities.
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This example only highlights the text and does not provide an additional queue for a screen reader to tell the reader that the highlighted text means something. |
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