All PDF Tests

These are all the PDF tests currently implemented in the Checker. For WCAG or PDF/UA specific tests the respective columns will have a ✓ mark, otherwise it is a common test. Currently 26 tests are defined.

You can click on each test id to view the detailed information on that test, which includes a description of the test, the related WCAG success criteria and guidelines and the related PDF/UA principles, wherever applicable.

PDF accessibility tests and their WCAG and PDF/UA classifications
Test ID	Test Name	WCAG Only	PDF/UA Only
AAC-PDF-TABLES	Accessible Tables
AAC-PDF-IMAGES-ALTEXT	Alternative Text for Images
AAC-PDF-HEADERS	Consistent Headers
AAC-PDF-READING-ORDER	Consistent Reading Order
AAC-PDF-OUTLINES	Document Bookmarks	✓
AAC-PDF-DOCUMENT-LANG	Document Language
AAC-PDF-METADATA	Document Metadata		✓
AAC-PDF-PERMISSIONS	Document Permissions		✓
AAC-PDF-TITLE	Document Title
AAC-PDF-ENCRYPTED	Encrypted Document		✓
AAC-PDF-IMAGE-ACTUALTEXT	Image ActualText Usage		✓
AAC-PDF-IMAGE-CAPTIONS	Image Captions		✓
AAC-PDF-IMAGE-TAGGING	Image Tagging		✓
AAC-PDF-FONT-SETTINGS	Font Settings
AAC-PDF-FORM-PRINTFIELD	Form — PrintField Semantics		✓
AAC-PDF-FORM-SEMANTICS	Form — Field Semantics (Name, Role, Value)	✓
AAC-PDF-FORM-LABELING	Form — Labeling and Accessibility
AAC-PDF-FORM-STRUCTURE	Form — Structure and Hierarchy	✓
AAC-PDF-FORM-KEYBOARD	Form — Keyboard Accessibility and Navigation	✓
AAC-PDF-NATURAL-LANG	Natural Language
AAC-PDF-ROLEMAP	Role Mapping		✓
AAC-PDF-SCANNED	Scanned Document	✓
AAC-PDF-STRUCTURAL-TAGGING	Structural Tagging Integrity		✓
AAC-PDF-STRUCTURE-TREE	Structure Tree
AAC-PDF-TAGGED	Tagged PDF
AAC-PDF-FORM-XFA	XFA Type Form		✓

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