Zooming/scaling enabled
Making images bigger or smaller.
Indicators
Impact
(How ScanGov measures tasklist priorities.)
About
Zooming and scaling mean changing the size of something on a screen, like making an image or text bigger or smaller. Zooming usually refers to the whole screen or view, while scaling changes the size of a specific object, like a picture. These tools help people see things better, fit images in different spaces, or make websites work well on all screen sizes. It's useful for both design and accessibility.
Why it's important
Allows users to adjust size for better readability, improving accessibility and making content easier to view on all devices.
User stories
As a website user, I want to zoom and scale content so I can read and view it comfortably on any device.
Code
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5">Error
(ScanGov messaging when a site fails a standard)
Viewport configuration error: 'user-scalable' is set to 'no' or 'maximum-scale' exceeds the recommended limit.