legend element (html)
Screen reader support level: partial (6/20)
Voice Control support level: not applicable
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The legend element represents a caption for the rest of the contents of the legend element's parent fieldset element, if any.
Expectations
Screen Reader support by expectation
| Expectation | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUST convey an appropriate name | partial | partial | partial | supported | partial | supported | 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 an appropriate name
Rationale: A screen reader user needs to know what to enter.
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-required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | supported | partial | supported | supported |
| The html required attribute on each HTML radio button in a fieldset | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | partial | supported | partial | supported | supported |
Related features
These are features that are usually used in combination with this feature.
fieldset element (html)
| Dragon | JAWS | Narrator | NVDA | Orca | TalkBack | Voice Access | VC iOS | VC MacOS | VoiceOver (iOS) | VoiceOver (macOS) | Speech Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not applicable | partial (12/18) | some partial support | partial | supported | some partial support | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | partial (4/6) | supported | not applicable |