@@ -223,10 +223,19 @@ wider or narrower than is typical.
223223<dd> Implementations should use thinner scrollbars than ''scrollbar-width/auto'' .
224224This may mean a thin variant of scrollbar provided by the platform,
225225or a custom scrollbar thinner than the default platform scrollbar.
226- The scrollbar should nonetheless remain wide enough to be usable.
226+ The scrollbar must nonetheless remain wide enough to be usable.
227227(Implementers may wish to consult
228228<a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#target-size">WCAG 2.1 SC 2.5.5 Target Size</a> . [[WCAG21]] )
229229
230+ Note: User agents can use various strategies
231+ to ensure the usability of narrow scrollbars.
232+ For instance, in the case of <a spec=css-overflow-3>overlay scrollbars</a> ,
233+ they can dynamically enlarge the scrollbar
234+ in response to a user attempting to interact with it.
235+ User agents on devices with touch screens
236+ can also adjust how they interpret finger taps
237+ to facilitate interacting with visually small touch targets.
238+
230239User agents may disregard this value and treat it as ''scrollbar-width/auto'' ,
231240for instance when the user has indicated discomfort
232241for thin scrollbars through some UA or OS setting.
@@ -294,7 +303,8 @@ This appendix is <em>informative</em>.
294303<h3 class="no-num" id="changes-since-2021-08-05">
295304Changes from the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2021/WD-css-scrollbars-1-20210805/">2021-08-05 Working Draft</a></h3>
296305
297- None yet.
306+ * Switched "should" to a "must" with regards to accessibility of narrow scrollbars.
307+ (see <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/6675">Issue 6675</a> )
298308
299309<h3 class="no-num" id="changes-since-2018-09-25">
300310Changes from the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-css-scrollbars-1-20180925/">2018-09-25 First Public Working Draft</a></h3>
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