Accessible Time Format – OZeWAI

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BackgroundThis is a test to see how screen readers treat time with a colon (hh:mm) versus a period (hh.mm).Testing date: 6 August, 2025.ObservationsHours and minutes formatted with a colon are read consistency by all major browsers and screen readers.Hours and minutes formatted with a period are not read consistently by screen readers.Both Voiceover and JAWS use ‘am’ to infer that the preceding characters are in time format.The use of the <time> element doesn’t seem to make any difference.The HTML specification for <time> uses the format hh::mm as does ISO  8601.ConclusionHours and minutes should be formatted on the web using a colon (hh:mm).Test Cases – ColonA.1. At 9:30 the exam will begin.A.2. At 9:30 the exam will begin. (using the <time> element)A.3. At 9:30am the exam will begin.A.4. At 9:30 am the exam will begin.Test Results – ColonTest Cases – PeriodB1. At 9.30 the exam will begin.B2. At 9.30 the exam will begin. (using the <time> element)B3. At 9.30am the exam will beg…