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Add word-break property to screen reader only classes.
peterwilsoncc Dec 7, 2025
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Revert changes in deprecated function.
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-admin/css/common.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
word-wrap: normal !important; /* many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually */
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.button .screen-reader-text {
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions src/wp-admin/css/install.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.spinner {
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-admin/css/login.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
word-wrap: normal !important; /* many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually */
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

/* Hide the Edge "reveal password" native button */
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/sass/modules/_accessibility.scss
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
word-wrap: normal !important; /* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;

&:focus {
background-color: $color__background-screen;
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-rtl.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
word-wrap: normal !important;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.screen-reader-text:focus {
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
word-wrap: normal !important;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.screen-reader-text:focus {
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
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overflow: hidden;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
word-wrap: normal !important; /* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.screen-reader-text:focus {
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
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overflow: hidden;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
/* many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually */
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

/* must have higher specificity than alternative color schemes inline styles */
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/style-rtl.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.screen-reader-text:focus {
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/style.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.screen-reader-text:focus {
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;

/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.skip-link:focus {
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/07-utilities/a11y.scss
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.skip-link:focus {
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;

/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.skip-link:focus {
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;

/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.skip-link:focus {
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions src/wp-includes/css/admin-bar.css
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padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

#wpadminbar .screen-reader-shortcut {
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padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

#wpadminbar .menupop li:hover > .ab-sub-wrapper,
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width: 1px;
border: 0;
margin: -1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

/* Reveal the menu toggle button. */
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padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

/* Dashicons */
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padding: 0;
position: absolute !important;
width: 1px;
/* Many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually. */
word-wrap: normal !important;
word-break: normal !important;
}

.skip-link.screen-reader-text:focus {
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