aria-required attribute (aria)
Screen Reader support level: partial (38/44)
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About this feature
Indicates that user input is required on the element before a form may be submitted.
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Failing or partial results may be out of date.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
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 convey the "false" value | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
| MUST convey the "true" value | supported | supported | supported | partial (2/3) | supported | supported | supported | partial (1/3) | none | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey the "false" value
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-required attribute applied to: input[type="text"] element | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey the "true" value
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- If applied to a single control, a screen reader might announce that control as required
- If applied to a group of controls, such as a radio group, the screen reader might announce the required state on the group, and the required state will be implied for the controls.
- If applied to a group of controls, such as a radio group, the screen reader might announce the first control as required, and the required state will be implied for the rest.
- If applied to a group of controls, such as a radio group, the screen reader might announce the each control as required.
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| aria-required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset applied to: input[type="radio"] element | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
| aria-required attribute on role=radiogroup applied to: radiogroup role | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | none | none | supported | supported |
| aria-required attribute applied to: input[type="text"] element | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported |