Perceivable
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)
Recorded videos with sound need synchronized captions that cover speech and meaningful sounds.
Who it helps
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, and anyone watching with the sound off.
Failures we see most
- Videos with no captions
- Auto-generated captions that nobody corrected
- Captions that leave out who is speaking
How it gets tested
Our scanner runs this axe-core check for 1.2.2:
| Check | What it looks for |
|---|---|
video-caption | <video> elements must have captions |
Automated checks can find failures of 1.2.2, but they cannot confirm that a page passes. A specialist still reviews it by hand.
How we fix it
A specialist fixes this in your site's code or content, and we re-test the page before you sign off.
Official text: W3C, Understanding 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded). Checks listed from axe-core 4.14.0.
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