Accessibility

Accessibility is a core goal, not an afterthought. We aim for WCAG 2.2 level AA, and level AAA where we can.

What we do

Strong contrast: body text targets a 7:1 ratio, in both light and dark themes.
Full keyboard use: every control is reachable and operable without a mouse, with a visible focus outline and a “skip to the meaning” link.
Correct language markup: Malayalam and English runs are tagged so screen readers pronounce them properly.
Semantic, server-rendered HTML: headings, lists, and real tables, readable without JavaScript.
Controls that respect you: a light/dark theme and a text-size control; we honour your device's reduced-motion and increased-contrast settings.
Generous targets: interactive controls are at least 44×44 pixels.
No accessibility overlay widget: those often make things worse; we build access into the page itself.

Pronunciation audio exists only for some words (where a real recording is available); the button is hidden when there is none, rather than reading the wrong thing.
Some romanization is shown in scholarly form (with diacritics) alongside the everyday spelling.

If something is hard to use, please tell us through the contribute page. We treat access problems as bugs and fix them.

Last updated: 29 August 2026.