---
title: "Zooming is disabled (a11y/meta-viewport)"
description: "a11y/meta-viewport: user-scalable=no or maximum-scale < 2 stops low-vision users from pinch-zooming (WCAG 1.4.4)."
canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/meta-viewport
lastModified: 2026-09-16
---

# Zooming is disabled

`a11y/meta-viewport` · severity **error** · category Accessibility · detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`

## Why it matters

user-scalable=no or maximum-scale < 2 stops low-vision users from pinch-zooming (WCAG 1.4.4).

## How to fix it

Remove user-scalable=no and maximum-scale from the viewport meta.

## Example

```
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
```

## References

- https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.13/meta-viewport

## More accessibility rules

`void a11y` reports 48 rules in this category. WCAG 2.2 AA through axe-core, plus checks axe can't do alone: visible keyboard focus, 24/44px target size on mobile, 320px reflow and disabled zoom.

- `tabindex` Positive tabindex — [a11y/tabindex](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/tabindex)
- `scrollable-region-focusable` Scrollable region is not keyboard accessible — [a11y/scrollable-region-focusable](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/scrollable-region-focusable)
- `link-in-text-block` Links in text are distinguished only by color — [a11y/link-in-text-block](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/link-in-text-block)
- `autocomplete-valid` Invalid autocomplete value — [a11y/autocomplete-valid](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/autocomplete-valid)
- `bypass` No way to skip repeated content — [a11y/bypass](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/bypass)
- `video-caption` Video has no captions — [a11y/video-caption](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/video-caption)
- `axe-other` Other axe-core accessibility violation — [a11y/axe-other](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/axe-other)
- `target-size` Touch target is smaller than 24×24 px — [a11y/target-size](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/a11y/target-size)

Detected by `void a11y` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules a11y/meta-viewport`