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

Encrypted Specimen

encrypted-specimen.bin · UNKNOWN · Typography Standard 2.0 · 7/16/2026, 5:02:58 AM

Unable to evaluate0/ 100

Warnings

Failed

Mandatory failures

Summary

The file is invalid, unsupported, encrypted, or incomplete.

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	Mandatory gates failed	TS 2.0 does not approve creative use. Large sizes may reduce some small-size legibility risks measured in this report.
Body text / editorial	Mandatory gates failed	Confirm reading size, line length, and spacing in the finished layout (WCAG implementation).
Product UI / dense interfaces	Mandatory gates failed	Small UI sizes are where ambiguity and recognition findings matter most. Review evidence before deployment.
Web embedding	Insufficient data	Confirm a web-ready package (WOFF2 preferred) 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	Unable to evaluate	84%	80%	recommended
TS2-AMB-001 i/l/1 Distinction	legibility	Unable to evaluate	82%	75%	mandatory
TS2-AMB-003 rn/m Distinction	legibility	Unable to evaluate	68%	70%	recommended
TS2-COV-001 Basic Latin Coverage	character_support	Unable to evaluate	100%	95%	mandatory
TS2-DEP-002 File Size Efficiency	production_readiness	Unable to evaluate	520KB	500KB	recommended

Evidence

Overall score

Method: Weighted pillar average across Typography Standard requirements.
Result: 0 / 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: Not available for this report
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: Encrypted Specimen · UNKNOWN · 612 glyphs
Decision relevance: Confirms the tested asset identity for handoff and verification.

Technical metadata

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

Family map

Encrypted Specimen · 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

· Upload a valid .otf, .ttf, .woff, or .woff2 file.

Certification

Certification status

Not eligible for certification badge

File could not be fully evaluated.

Measured results remain available. Resolve blocking issues and retest before requesting a Certified badge.

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.