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Test: HTML maxlength attribute test

Screen Reader support level: partial (2/11)

Voice Control support level: unknown

About this test

Tests a text input with a maxlength attribute

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Results in this test range from 8 months ago to 4 years ago. See detailed information about test dates and versions for more information.

Failing and partial results are between 8 months ago and 4 years ago.

Test HTML

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>maxlength attribute test</title>
</head>
<body>

<h1>Maxlength attribute test</h1>

<button>tab stop before</button>

<div>
    <label for="pin">Pin number (4 characters)</label>
    <input type="text" id="pin" maxlength="4" />
</div>

<button>tab stop after</button>

</body>
</html>

Summary of Screen Reader support by expectation

maxlength attribute
Expectation	JAWS			Narrator	NVDA			Orca	TalkBack	VoiceOver (iOS)	VoiceOver (macOS)
Expectation	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Edge	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Safari
MAY convey the maximum length when navigating to an input applied to: input[type="text"] element	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
MUST convey when the maximum length is reached applied to: input[type="text"] element	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	supported	none	supported

* means that some support is hidden behind settings

Summary of Voice Control support by expectation

maxlength attribute
Expectation	Dragon Naturally Speaking	Voice Access (Android)	Voice Control (iOS)	Voice Control (MacOS)	Windows Speech Recognition		Windows Voice Access
Expectation	Chrome	Chrome	Safari	Safari	Edge	Chrome	Edge	Chrome
Not applicable

* means that some support is hidden behind settings

Detailed support results by expectation

Expectation for the maxlength attribute: convey the maximum length when navigating to an input - applied to the input[type="text"] element

This expectation is applied to the input[type="text"] element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.

This expectation is from the maxlength attribute feature.

Rationale:

The user may wish to know the maximum length when navigating to an input, and before they enter any data.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Screen Readers: MAY
Voice Control: NA

Examples:

screen readers might announce the maximum length when navigating to an input.

Grading method:

Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Chrome	not applicable	-
JAWS	Chrome	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit, type in text" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
JAWS	Edge	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit, type in text" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
JAWS	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit, type in text" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Narrator	Edge	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Down arrow (Jump to next item (scan mode)) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Down arrow` (Jump to next item (scan mode)) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
NVDA	Chrome	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit, blank" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
NVDA	Edge	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit, blank" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
NVDA	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "clickable, pin number, 4 characters, edit, has auto complete" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit has auto complete, blank" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Orca	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, entry" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, entry" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
TalkBack	Chrome	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Swipe right (or alt+right arrow) (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch TalkBack and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Swipe right (or alt+right arrow)` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "edit box, pin number, 4 characters" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Voice Access (Android)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (iOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Safari	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Swipe Right (Next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Swipe Right` (Next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, text field" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
VoiceOver (macOS)	Safari	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use VO + Right arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `VO + Right arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit text" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number, 4 characters, edit text" Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Windows Speech Recognition	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Speech Recognition	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Edge	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
iOS Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-

Extended Support for: maxlength attribute: convey the maximum length when navigating to an input

These are less common combinations

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	IE	not applicable	-
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Firefox	not applicable	-
JAWS 2020.2003.13	IE 11	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Down arrow (Read next item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Down arrow` (Read next item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit, type in text" Result: (fail) Test Case: Use Tab (Read next focusable item) to navigate forward to `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: before target Keyboard focus is: before target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `Tab` (Read next focusable item) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "pin number (4 characters), edit, type in text"
Narrator	Firefox	unknown	-
Narrator	Chrome	unknown	-
Narrator	IE	unknown	-
NVDA	IE	unknown	-
TalkBack	Firefox	unknown	-
Voice Access (Android)	Firefox	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Firefox	unknown	-
Orca	Chrome	unknown	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Firefox	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-

Expectation for the maxlength attribute: convey when the maximum length is reached - applied to the input[type="text"] element

This expectation is applied to the input[type="text"] element. Expectations and results might differ when the the feature is applied to different roles.

This expectation is from the maxlength attribute feature.

Rationale:

The attribute prevents characters beyond the maximum length from being entered. The user needs to know when the maximum length has been reached, so that they do not think that they are entering data when they are in fact not.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

Screen Readers: MUST
Voice Control: NA

Examples:

screen readers might announce an earcon when the user tries to enter data beyond the maximum length.
screen readers might imply that the maximum length has been reached by not announcing anything when a user tries to enter data (usually the keypress is echoed)

Grading method:

Just one of the listed commands must pass for the expectation to pass.

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Chrome	not applicable	-
JAWS	Chrome	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempted to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
JAWS	Edge	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempted to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
JAWS	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempted to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Narrator	Edge	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch Narrator and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempt to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
NVDA	Chrome	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempt to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
NVDA	Edge	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Edge. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempt to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
NVDA	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch NVDA and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempt to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
Orca	Firefox	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch Orca and Firefox. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempted to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
TalkBack	Chrome	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch TalkBack and Chrome. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: "Deleted <overflow text>" Command Notes: Attempted to enter text once the maximum length has been reached. Text beyond limit was actually entered, even visually. However, as soon a focus left the field, the value was truncated to the limit and an announcement was made to convey the deletion.
Voice Access (Android)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (iOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Safari	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Safari	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch VoiceOver (iOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempt to enter text once the maximum length has been reached Grading note: This command may be expected to fail. This result simply indicates that it did not yield support. Grading Note: There is no known/documented support. There may still be support for this expectation, but it is undocumented. If this is the case, please report this issue.
VoiceOver (macOS)	Safari	yes	Result: (pass) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch VoiceOver (macOS) and Safari. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: nothing was conveyed when attempting to enter text beyond the max length Command Notes: This passes because the screen reader does not suggest the input was accepted by echnoing the character press after the limit was reached.
Windows Speech Recognition	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Speech Recognition	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Edge	not applicable	-
Windows Voice Access	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Windows Keyboard	Edge	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
iOS Keyboard	Safari	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Chrome	not applicable	-

Extended Support for: maxlength attribute: convey when the maximum length is reached

These are less common combinations

AT	Browser	Has Support	Output
Dragon Naturally Speaking	IE	not applicable	-
Dragon Naturally Speaking	Firefox	not applicable	-
JAWS 2020.2003.13	IE 11	none	Result: (fail) Test Case: Use <enter text> (enter text) on the target of `[maxlength]` Launch JAWS and IE. Navigate to the test page. Find the target element(s) that you will test against. Identify all elements that match this selector:`[maxlength]` If multiple elements match the selector, repeat this test for all instances. However, choose a single instance to report against. If you feel that the selector should be more specific, please open a GitHub Issue. Position and configure the screen reader so that the following conditions are met Virtual focus is: target Keyboard focus is: target Mode is: auto (do not explicitly change the mode) Issue the command: `<enter text>` (enter text) After issuing the command, virtual focus should be: target Record results for the relevant expectations Output: The character that was typed was echoed by the screen reader as if it were actually entered Command Notes: Attempt to enter text once the maximum length has been reached
Narrator	Firefox	unknown	-
Narrator	Chrome	unknown	-
Narrator	IE	unknown	-
NVDA	IE	unknown	-
TalkBack	Firefox	unknown	-
Voice Access (Android)	Firefox	not applicable	-
VoiceOver (iOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Chrome	unknown	-
VoiceOver (macOS)	Firefox	unknown	-
Orca	Chrome	unknown	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Chrome	not applicable	-
Voice Control (MacOS)	Firefox	not applicable	-
Mac Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-
Android Keyboard	Firefox	not applicable	-

Dates and Versions of tested combinations

AT	AT Version	Browser	Browser version	OS version	Date tested
Dragon Naturally Speaking	15.30	Chrome	80	Windows 10 version 1909	2020-04-04
JAWS	2023.2307.37	Chrome	116	Windows 11 version 22H2	2023-08-16
JAWS	2023.2307.37	Edge	115	Windows 11 version 22H2	2023-08-16
JAWS	2023.2307.37	Firefox	116	Windows 11 version 22H2	2023-08-16
Narrator	Windows 11 version 22H2	Edge	115	Windows 11 version 22H2	2023-08-16
NVDA	2023.1	Chrome	116	Windows 11 version 22H2	2023-08-16
NVDA	2023.1	Edge	115	Windows 11 version 22H2	2023-08-16
NVDA	2019.3.1	Firefox	116	Windows 10 version 1909	2023-08-16
Orca	44.0	Firefox	115	Ubuntu 23.04	2020-04-04
TalkBack	13.5	Chrome	116	13	2023-08-16
Voice Access (Android)	3.1	Chrome	80	10	2020-04-04
Voice Control (iOS)	13.4	Safari	13.4	13.4	2020-04-04
Voice Control (MacOS)	10.15.4	Safari	13.1	10.15.4	2020-04-04
VoiceOver (iOS)	16.6	Safari	16.6	16.6	2023-08-16
VoiceOver (macOS)	13.5	Safari	16.6	13.5	2023-08-16
Windows Speech Recognition	Windows 10 version 1909	Chrome	80	Windows 10 version 1909	2020-04-04

History

2020-04-04 Test created
2021-08-07 Added Narrator results for NVDA and JAWS, updated NVDA+Chrome results.
2023-08-16 all test results were updated. Talkback now supports.

Test: HTML maxlength attribute test

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Test: HTML maxlength attribute test

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Expectation for the maxlength attribute: convey the maximum length when navigating to an input - applied to the input[type="text"] element

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Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

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Extended Support for: maxlength attribute: convey the maximum length when navigating to an input

Expectation for the maxlength attribute: convey when the maximum length is reached - applied to the input[type="text"] element

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Extended Support for: maxlength attribute: convey when the maximum length is reached

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