From 59b0a72ca6cee785a85cc0b690374c8bd30a729c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thom Wong <101249231+supergranular@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 09:43:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update style-guide.md (#54974)

Co-authored-by: Ethan Palm <56270045+ethanpalm@users.noreply.github.com>
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 .../style-guide-and-content-model/style-guide.md      | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/contributing/style-guide-and-content-model/style-guide.md b/content/contributing/style-guide-and-content-model/style-guide.md
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--- a/content/contributing/style-guide-and-content-model/style-guide.md
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@@ -1533,11 +1533,12 @@ Format lists and clickable list items in bold. To describe interacting with a li
 
 ### Location
 
-Describe a user interface element’s location with standard terms.
-* Under or above
-* Next to
-* Upper-left, upper-right, lower-left, lower-right
-* Top of the page, bottom of the page, right side of the page, left side of the page
+As per [WCAG guidance](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/sensory-characteristics.html), we should describe elements by name and not merely by appearance or location. The Microsoft Style Guide offers specific guidance for directional phrases, with emphasis on their use in documentation.
+
+* [Above](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/a/above) or [below](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/b/below)
+* [Upper-left, upper-right](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/u/upper-left-upper-right)
+* [Lower-left, lower-right](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/l/lower-left-lower-right)
+* Next to, bottom or top of the page, left or right side of the page
 
 ### Panels