A site every writer can use.

We aim for this site, and the editor when it opens, to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. When something here is hard to use, we treat it as a bug and fix it.

• Pages use semantic HTML: headings in order, landmarks for the header, navigation, main content and footer, and real links and buttons.
• A “Skip to content” link is the first thing on every page.
• Everything works with a keyboard, and focus is always visible.
• Animations follow your system’s reduced-motion setting. With it on, hand-drawn marks and page reveals appear already in place.
• Body text and buttons are set in colours chosen to meet AA contrast.
• Decorative images and hand-drawn marks are hidden from screen readers. Images that carry meaning have alt text.
• Buttons and links are at least 44 pixels tall on touch screens.
• Pages reflow to a phone’s width without sideways scrolling, and text can be zoomed to 200%.

The site hasn’t had an independent accessibility audit yet. These are the gaps we know about:

• We check every small label against AA contrast. The breadcrumb, footer and wordmark labels that fell short were darkened on 27 September 2026; if you find another, tell us.
• Margin notes are set in a handwriting typeface, which some readers find harder to read. On the legal pages the same point is always in the plain text beside it.

We check pages with automated tools (axe and Lighthouse) and by hand: with a keyboard alone, with a screen reader, and at phone, tablet and desktop widths.

If something on the site is hard or impossible to use, email hello@redpencil.ai or use our contact form. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and the device, browser or assistive technology you use.

If you need something from the site in another format, ask and we’ll send it.

A person reads every message, and we usually reply within two working days.