Roles

One or more emphasized characters. Description One or more emphasized characters. The purpose of the emphasis role is to stress or emphasize content. It is not for communicating changes in typographical presentation that do not impact the meaning of the content. Authors SHOULD use the emphasis role only if its absence would change the meaning of the content. The emphasis role is not…

A section containing data arranged in rows and columns Description New in ARIA 1.1 A section containing data arranged in rows and columns. The table role is intended for tabular containers which are not interactive. If the tabular container maintains a selection state, provides its own two-dimensional navigation, or allows the user to rearrange or…

A type of textbox intended for specifying search criteria.Widget role Description New in ARIA 1.1A type of textbox intended for specifying search criteria. See related textbox and search. Role=Searchbox Example HTML Example HTML Example 2 Characteristics Superclass Role Base Concept Inherited States and Properties Name From Accessible Name Required Semantic HTML No HTML element equivalent.The…

A list of references to members of a group, such as a static table of contents. Description A list of references to members of a group, such as a static table of contents.Authors SHOULD use this role for a static table of contents, whether linked or unlinked. This includes tables of contents built with lists,…

Content that represents a mathematical expression.  Description Content that represents a mathematical expression. Content with the role math is intended to be marked up in an accessible format such as MathML [MathML3], or with another type of textual representation such as TeX or LaTeX, which can be converted to an accessible format by native browser…

A type of widget that offers a list of choices to the user.  Description A type of widget that offers a list of choices to the user.A menu is often a list of common actions or functions that the user can invoke. The menu role is appropriate when a list of menu items is presented in a…