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.

SAMPLE — illustrative report format. Not a verified audit of a real uploaded font file.

Sample report

Aperture Sans Regular

aperture-sans-regular.woff2 · WOFF2 · Typography Standard 2.0 · 7/16/2026, 3:52:34 AM

Meets TS 2.0 with warnings92/ 100

Warnings

Recommended below threshold

Non-blocking recommended checks

Mandatory failures

Summary

No mandatory TS 2.0 gates failed. Two non-blocking findings should be reviewed before deployment.

Category scores

Legibility

92 / 100

9 OK · 1 warning · 0 recommended below threshold

Machine recognition at 12px above threshold

Character Support

94 / 100

4 OK · 1 warning · 0 recommended below threshold

Basic Latin complete

Technical Quality

100 / 100

6 OK · 0 warnings · 0 recommended below threshold

WOFF2 present

Production Readiness

90 / 100

5 OK · 0 warnings · 2 recommended below threshold

Web embedding declared

Deployment considerations

Deployment considerations derived from measured TS 2.0 results. Not approval for a specific use case.

Deployment considerations from Typography Standard gates
Context	Finding	Notes
Large display / campaign headlines	Review non-blocking findings	TS 2.0 does not approve creative use. Large sizes may reduce some small-size legibility risks measured in this report.
Body text / editorial	Review non-blocking findings	Confirm reading size, line length, and spacing in the finished layout (WCAG implementation).
Product UI / dense interfaces	Review non-blocking findings	Small UI sizes are where ambiguity and recognition findings matter most. Review evidence before deployment.
Web embedding	Review non-blocking findings	Confirm payload size, embedding permissions, and license metadata before deployment.
Multilingual / locale rollout	Insufficient data	Character coverage is measured for published Latin-oriented sets. Validate target locales separately.

Requirements

CategoryStatusSeveritySearch

Requirement	Category	Status	Result	Threshold	Severity
TS2-READ-004 Recognition at 12px	legibility	OK	84%	80%	recommended
TS2-AMB-001 i/l/1 Distinction	legibility	OK	82%	75%	mandatory
TS2-AMB-003 rn/m Distinction	legibility	Warning	68%	70%	recommended
TS2-COV-001 Basic Latin Coverage	character_support	OK	100%	95%	mandatory
TS2-DEP-002 File Size Efficiency	production_readiness	Fail	520KB	500KB	recommended

Evidence

Overall score

Method: Weighted pillar average across Typography Standard requirements.
Result: 92 / 100
Decision relevance: Single 0–100 score for comparing files and tracking retests.

Mandatory gates

Method: Critical requirements must pass or certification is blocked.
Result: 0 mandatory failure(s)
Decision relevance: Prevents high average scores from masking blocking defects.

File integrity

Method: SHA-256 hash of the analyzed font bytes.
Result: demo-hash
Decision relevance: Binds the report to the exact tested file without storing the font.

Format and family

Method: Parsed from upload metadata and font tables.
Result: Aperture Sans Regular · WOFF2 · 612 glyphs
Decision relevance: Confirms the tested asset identity for handoff and verification.

Requirement evidence (warnings and failures)

TS2-AMB-003
rn/m Distinction
rn/m separation is below the recommended threshold at small sizes.
Measured: 68% · Threshold: 70%
TS2-DEP-002
File Size Efficiency
WOFF2 payload exceeds the recommended efficiency threshold.
Measured: 520KB · Threshold: 500KB

Technical metadata

Family name: Aperture Sans
Format: WOFF2
Standard version: 2.0

Family map

Aperture Sans Regular · styles detected from this upload. Upload a ZIP of family files to expand the weight map.

ThinNot in this file
Extra LightNot in this file
LightNot in this file
RegularPresent
MediumNot in this file
SemiboldNot in this file
BoldNot in this file
Extra BoldNot in this file
BlackNot in this file

Detected: Regular · Compare family members on Compare.

Remediation priorities

· Review rn/m separation before dense UI text below 12px.
· Reduce WOFF2 payload below 500KB for production web delivery.

Certification

File hash: demo-hash · Preview until published

Scores reflect measured file, rendering, and metadata evidence — not editorial judgment. Mandatory failures block certification even when the overall score is high. Font file bytes are deleted after analysis; the report retains measured results and a cryptographic file hash.