aria-current attribute (aria)
Screen reader support level: partial (42/60)
Voice Control support level: not applicable
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Indicates the element that represents the current item within a container or set of related elements.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MUST convey the "date" value | supported | none | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
MUST convey the "location" value | supported | none | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
MUST convey the "page" value | supported | none | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
MUST convey the "step" value | supported | none | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
MUST convey the "time" value | supported | none | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
MUST convey the "true" value | supported | none | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
Voice Control support by expectation
Expectation | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not applicable |
Expectation: convey the "date" value
Strength of these expectations for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | IE | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
aria-current attribute | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey the "location" value
Strength of these expectations for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | IE | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
aria-current attribute | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey the "page" value
Strength of these expectations for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | IE | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
aria-current attribute | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey the "step" value
Strength of these expectations for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | IE | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
aria-current attribute | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey the "time" value
Strength of these expectations for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | IE | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
aria-current attribute | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey the "true" value
Strength of these expectations for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | IE | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
aria-current attribute | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |