Rules / Accessibility

PDF/UA requirement failed (veraPDF)

veraPDF found a PDF/UA violation. Rule ids are verapdf-<clause>, e.g. verapdf-8-2-5-26 for clause 8.2.5.26 of ISO 14289.

Fix

Read the clause description in the message; most failures come from untagged content, missing alt text or metadata.

Common clauses

The rule id names the clause: verapdf-7-21-4-1 is clause 7.21.4.1 and falls under 7.21. Clauses 7.x are PDF/UA-1, 8.x are PDF/UA-2.

  • verapdf-7-1 PDF/UA clause 7.1: Tagging and general PDF/UA requirements
  • verapdf-7-3 PDF/UA clause 7.3: Figure without alternative text
  • verapdf-7-18 PDF/UA clause 7.18: Annotation or link not accessible
  • verapdf-7-21 PDF/UA clause 7.21: Font problem (embedding, encoding or Unicode mapping)
  • verapdf-8-2-2 PDF/UA clause 8.2.2: Content is neither tagged nor marked as an artifact
  • verapdf-8-2-5 PDF/UA clause 8.2.5: Structure element used where the standard does not allow it
  • verapdf-8-2-5-26 PDF/UA clause 8.2.5.26: Structure element used where the standard does not allow it