aria-describedby attribute (aria)
Screen reader support level: partial (23/27)
Voice Control support level: unknown
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About this feature
Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object. See related aria-labelledby.
Age of results
Results across all tests for this feature range from 9 days ago to 3 years ago. Detailed dates and version information can be found in associated tests.
Failing and partial results are between 3 years ago and 3 years ago.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
| Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| MUST contribute to the description | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | partial (1/2) | supported | partial (1/2) | partial (1/2) |
| SHOULD convey description changes when in focus | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | none | none | none | partial |
Voice Control support by expectation
| Expectation | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Chrome | |
| Not applicable | |||||
Expectation: contribute to the description
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| aria-describedby attribute that references role="alert" applied to: input[type="text"] element | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | partial | supported | none | none |
| aria-describedby attribute on a text input applied to: input[type="text"] element | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey description changes when in focus
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: SHOULD
- Voice Control: NA
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| aria-describedby attribute on a text input applied to: input[type="text"] element | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | none | none | none | partial |