aria-describedby attribute (aria)
Screen reader support level: partial (11/20)
Voice Control support level: not applicable
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Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object. See related aria-labelledby.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
| Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUST convey the value if valid | supported | none | partial (1/4) | partial | supported | partial (1/2) | partial (1/2) |
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 value if valid
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-describedby attribute that references role="alert" | supported | supported | supported | none | unknown | partial (1/2) | partial | supported | partial (1/2) | partial (1/2) |
| aria-describedby attribute on a text input | supported | supported | supported | none | unknown | partial (1/2) | partial | supported | partial (1/2) | partial (1/2) |