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title: "1.4.12 Text Spacing"
date: "2024-10-24T03:00:49+00:00"
summary: "Learn about WCAG 1.4.12 Text Spacing checks and ensure content remains accessible when text style properties are modified."
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1.4.12 Text Spacing
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This collection gives information about the related accessibility checks for:

[WCAG 1.4.12 Text Spacing](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/text-spacing.html)

*   [No loss of content or functionality occurs when changing certain text style properties](/web-governance/are-users-able-use-fonts-spacing-and-font-size-their-choice-without-loss-content "Are users able to use the fonts, spacing, and font size of their choice, without loss of content?")

Additional resources
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This section contains useful resources for this subject.

If you cannot find the specific check that is failing, it is possible that the help article is not written yet. For more information, see:

[The help article for my check is missing](/web-governance/help-article-my-check-missing "The help article for my check is missing")

### WCAG success criteria

*   [1.4.12 Text Spacing](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/text-spacing.html)