Roles

A dialog is a descendant window of the primary window of a web application. For HTML pages, the primary application window is the entire web document, i.e., the body element. Description A dialog is a descendant window of the primary window of a web application. For HTML pages, the primary application window is the entire web document, i.e.,…

A definition of a term or concept. Description A definition of a term or concept. See related term. Authors SHOULD identify the element being defined by giving that element a role of term and referencing it with the aria-labelledby attribute. Role=Definition Example Inline Definition Example In the example below, the definition of a term that…

A large perceivable region that contains information about the parent document. Description A large perceivable region that contains information about the parent document. Examples of information included in this region of the page are copyrights and links to privacy statements. User agents SHOULD treat elements with the role of contentinfo as navigational landmarks. Within any…

A widget that may contain navigable descendants or owned children. Description A widget that may contain navigable descendants or owned children Authors SHOULD ensure that a composite widget exists as a single navigation stop within the larger navigation system of the web page. Once the composite widget has focus, authors SHOULD provide a separate navigation…

A supporting section of the document, designed to be complementary to the main content at a similar level in the DOM hierarchy, but remains meaningful when separated from the main content. Description A supporting section of the document, designed to be complementary to the main content at a similar level in the DOM hierarchy, but…

A composite widget containing a single-line textbox and another element such as listbox or grid, that can dynamically pop up to help the user set the value of the textbox. Description A composite widget containing a single-line textbox and another element, such as a listbox or grid, that can dynamically pop up to help the user…