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Partition long data items Usability Guideline

Description

Use option groups when a drop down list has more than 10 items.

Help

Group related options using optgroup elements.

Applicable standards

Note: The guidelines.usability.gov website has been down since July 2020, although www.usability.gov is still operating and the PDF version of the guidelines is still available.

Change history

  • 5.4 Feb 2014 Fixed false positive on language lists.
  • 5.1 Jan 2013 Fixed false positive on state lists.
  • 4.4 Aug 2011 Fixed false positive on timezone lists.
  • 4.1 Aug 2010 Fixed false positive on country lists.
  • 4.0 Jun 2010 Fixed false positive on date pickers.
  • 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

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Rule ID: UseGov13.12