option role (aria)
Screen Reader support level: partial (17/22)
Voice Control support level: partial (11/14)
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About this feature
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Age of results
Results across all tests for this feature range from a year ago to 4 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Failing or partial results may be out of date.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 a year 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 its name | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | none |
| MUST convey its role | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | none |
| MAY convey information about the position the option in the list | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | none | none | none |
Voice Control support by expectation
| Expectation | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Chrome | |
| MUST convey its name | none | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | supported |
| MUST convey its role | not applicable | supported | not applicable | none | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey its name
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to know what to enter.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: MUST
Examples:
- A screen reader will announce the name of the option
- Voice control software will let the user say something like "choose <name>".
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| APG Editable Combobox With List Autocomplete Example | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | none |
| Test | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Chrome | |
| APG Editable Combobox With List Autocomplete Example | none | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey its role
Rationale:
A screen reader user needs to know how they can interact with the element. Voice control software might use the role to help users activate controls that do not have a visible name.
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MUST
- Voice Control: MUST
Examples:
- A screen reader might announce "option" as the role.
- A screen reader might not announce a role because the role is implied by the role of a listbox parent.
- Voice control software will let the user say something like "move down <n>" or "move up <n>" to select an option.
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| APG Editable Combobox With List Autocomplete Example | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | supported | none |
| Test | Dragon Naturally Speaking | Voice Access (Android) | Voice Control (iOS) | Voice Control (MacOS) | Windows Speech Recognition | Windows Voice Access | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Chrome | Safari | Safari | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Chrome | |
| APG Editable Combobox With List Autocomplete Example | not applicable | supported | not applicable | none | supported | supported | supported | supported |
Expectation: convey information about the position the option in the list
Rationale:
users should be able to determine how many options are in the list and where they are in the list
Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:
- Screen Readers: MAY
- Voice Control: NA
Examples:
- A screen reader might announce "choose <2 of 10>" when navigating through a list of options
| Test | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Edge | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Safari | |
| APG Editable Combobox With List Autocomplete Example | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | supported | none | none | none | none |