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aria-label attribute (aria)

Screen Reader support level: supported

Voice Control support level: supported with 4 unknown results

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About this feature

Defines a string value that labels the current element. See related aria-labelledby.

Age of results

Results across all tests for this feature range from 3 years ago to 5 years ago. Detailed dates and version information can be found in associated tests.

Caution

Failing or partial results may be out of date. The oldest result is from 5 years ago. Consider running the associated tests and contributing results.

Expectations

What are expectations?

Screen Reader support by expectation

ExpectationJAWSNarratorNVDAOrcaTalkBackVoiceOver (iOS)VoiceOver (macOS)
ChromeEdgeFirefoxEdgeChromeEdgeFirefoxFirefoxChromeSafariSafari
MUST contribute to the accessible namesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported
SHOULD convey name changes when in focusnonenonenonesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportednonenonesupportedpartial

Voice Control support by expectation

ExpectationDragon Naturally SpeakingVoice Access (Android)Voice Control (iOS)Voice Control (MacOS)Windows Speech RecognitionWindows Voice Access
ChromeChromeSafariSafariEdgeChromeEdgeChrome
MUST contribute to the accessible namesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedunknownunknown

Expectation: contribute to the accessible name

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

  • Screen Readers: MUST
  • Voice Control: MUST
Screen Reader support for 'MUST contribute to the accessible name'
TestJAWSNarratorNVDAOrcaTalkBackVoiceOver (iOS)VoiceOver (macOS)
ChromeEdgeFirefoxEdgeChromeEdgeFirefoxFirefoxChromeSafariSafari
HTML section element with an accessible name (aria-label) applied to: section elementsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported
aria-label test applied to: button elementsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported
Voice Control support for 'MUST contribute to the accessible name'
TestDragon Naturally SpeakingVoice Access (Android)Voice Control (iOS)Voice Control (MacOS)Windows Speech RecognitionWindows Voice Access
ChromeChromeSafariSafariEdgeChromeEdgeChrome
HTML section element with an accessible name (aria-label) applied to: section elementnot applicablenot applicablenot applicablenot applicablenot applicablenot applicableunknownunknown
aria-label test applied to: button elementsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedunknownunknown

Expectation: convey name changes when in focus

Rationale:

The user needs to know that that the name of a control has changed after interacting with it. This may be to convey a new purpose or to convey a state change which is provided by the name.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

  • Screen Readers: SHOULD
  • Voice Control: NA

Notes:

This expectation is only for when the element with the attribute is focused by a screen reader (either keyboard focus or virtual focus). It is not meant to act like a live region.

Screen Reader support for 'SHOULD convey name changes when in focus'
TestJAWSNarratorNVDAOrcaTalkBackVoiceOver (iOS)VoiceOver (macOS)
ChromeEdgeFirefoxEdgeChromeEdgeFirefoxFirefoxChromeSafariSafari
HTML button name change test applied to: button elementnonenonenonesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportednonenonesupportedpartial
TestLast update
HTML section element with an accessible name (aria-label)2021-08-07
aria-label test2021-07-28
HTML button name change test2021-07-30

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