aria-roledescription attribute (aria)
Screen reader support level: partial (13/20)
Voice Control support level: not applicable
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Defines a human-readable, author-localized description for the role of an element.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
| Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUST convey the value of the roledescription attribute as the role | partial (3/6) | partial (1/2) | supported | supported | none | partial (1/2) | 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 value of the roledescription attribute as the role
Rationale: A screen reader user needs to know the current value of the input.
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-roledescription attribute with HTML button | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported |
| aria-roledescription attribute with HTML section | none | none | none | partial | supported | supported | supported | none | none | supported |