Indicates the availability and type of interactive popup element, such as menu or dialog, that can be triggered by an element.

Description

Indicates the availability and type of interactive popup element, such as menu or dialog, that can be triggered by an element.

A popup element usually appears as a block of content that is on top of other content. Authors MUST ensure that the role of the element that serves as the container for the popup content is menu, listbox, tree, grid, or dialog, and that the value of aria-haspopup matches the role of the popup container.

For the popup element to be keyboard accessible, authors SHOULD ensure that the element that can trigger the popup is focusable, that there is a keyboard mechanism for opening the popup, and that the popup element manages focus of all its descendants as described in Managing Focus.

The aria-haspopup property is an enumerated type. User agents MUST treat any value of aria-haspopup that is not included in the list of allowed values, including an empty string, as if the value false had been provided. To provide backward compatibility with ARIA 1.0 content, user agents MUST treat an aria-haspopup value of true as equivalent to a value of menu.

Assistive technologies SHOULD NOT expose the aria-haspopup property if it has a value of false.

Note: A tooltip is not considered to be a popup in this context.

Browser Compatibility For aria-haspopup

desktopmobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariWebView AndroidChrome AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
ariaHasPopup

Screen Reader Support For aria-haspopup

ExpectationJAWSNarratorNVDAOrcaTalkBackVoiceOver (iOS)VoiceOver (macOS)
ChromeEdgeFirefoxEdgeChromeEdgeFirefoxFirefoxChromeSafariSafari
MUST convey the “false” valuesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported
MUST convey the “dialog” valuenonenonenonenonenonenonenonenonepartialsupportedsupported
MUST convey the “grid” valuenonenonenonenonenonenonenonenonepartialsupportedsupported
MUST convey the “listbox” valuenonenonenonepartial (1/2)nonenonenonenonesome partial supportsupportedsupported
MUST convey the “menu” valuesupportedsupportedsupportednonesupportedsupportedsupportednonepartialsupportedsupported
MUST convey the “tree” valuenonenonenonenonenonenonenonenonepartialsupportedsupported
MUST convey the “true” valuesupportedsupportedsupportednonesupportedsupportedsupportednonepartialsupportedsupported

Example

HTML Example

<nav role="navigation" aria-label="example with dropdowns">
<ul class="with-dropdowns">
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li>
<a href="/about" aria-haspopup="true">About</a>
<ul aria-hidden="true" aria-label="submenu">
<li><a href="/about/#who-we-are">Who we are</a></li>
<li><a href="/about/#what-we-do">What we do</a></li>
<li><a href="/about/#why">Why</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>

Characteristics

Related Concepts

  • aria-controls
  • User Agent Accessibility Guidelines [UAAG10] conditional content

Used in Roles

  • All elements of the base markup

Value

  • token
    One of a limited set of allowed values. An explicit value of undefined for this type is the equivalent of providing no value.
  • false (default)
    • Indicates the element does not have a popup.
  • true
    • Indicates the popup is a menu.
  • menu
    • Indicates the popup is a menu.
  • listbox
    • Indicates the popup is a listbox.
  • tree
    • Indicates the popup is a tree.
  • grid
    • Indicates the popup is a grid.
  • dialog
    • Indicates the popup is a dialog.

Semantic HTML

No HTML element equivalent.

Reference