Does Typography Standard replace WCAG testing?

No. Typography Standard evaluates font files against TS 2.0. WCAG evaluates digital experiences that use those fonts, including size, zoom, and color contrast.

What is the Il1 rule?

The Il1 rule checks whether capital I, lowercase l, and digit 1 are visually distinct. Typography Standard treats this as a mandatory ambiguity gate (TS2-AMB-001).

Is a Typography Standard certificate a legal accessibility guarantee?

No. Reports and certificates record the outcome of a defined font-file test. They are not legal advice and do not certify WCAG, ADA, or Section 508 compliance of a website or product.

Governance

A standard is as credible as its governance. This page describes how Typography Standard® is maintained today — without inventing institutions that do not exist.

Who maintains Typography Standard

Typography Standard is operated and maintained by the Typography Standard operators. The published methodology, scoring thresholds, and certification rules are defined under the TS 2.0 version identified on each report.

Methodology versions

Requirements are published with permanent identifiers (for example TS2-AMB-001). The current published version is Typography Standard 2.0. When thresholds or methods change, they are published as methodology updates and identified on subsequent reports.

See Published requirements and test methods and Certification rules.

Reporting errors

If you believe a measurement, report, or published requirement contains an error, contact the operators through the channels published on this site. Include the report ID or certificate ID, the requirement ID, and a description of the issue.

Verification and challenges

Published certificates and reports can be looked up on the Verify page using a certificate ID or report ID. A certificate records the outcome of a defined test for a specific file hash and methodology version. It is not an approval of every context in which the font may be used.

Conflicts of interest

Foundries and vendors cannot sponsor or purchase a change to test outcomes for a submitted file.
Catalog fonts associated with Trulytype are not eligible for independent Typography Standard certification badges through this program; Trulytype maintains its own foundry certification program. Benchmark comparisons may still be shown where applicable.
Educational content may cite public accessibility guidance; TS 2.0 thresholds are defined by the published methodology, not by third-party product endorsements.

What is not claimed

Typography Standard evaluates the submitted font file against TS 2.0. It does not certify the WCAG, ADA, Section 508, or legal compliance of websites, applications, documents, or campaigns that use a font. Implementation choices such as text size, contrast, spacing, zoom, layout, and semantic structure remain outside the scope of a font-file report.

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