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WAI-ARIA: Role=Link

An interactive reference to an internal or external resource that, when activated, causes the user agent to navigate to that resource.

Description

An interactive reference to an internal or external resource that, when activated, causes the user agent to navigate to that resource. See related button.

If this is a native link in the host language (such as an HTML anchor with an href value), activating the link causes the user agent to navigate to that resource. If this is a simulated link, the web application author is responsible for managing navigation.

Note: If pressing the link triggers an action but does not change browser focus or page location, authors are advised to consider using the button role instead of the link role.

Example

HTML Example

<div tabindex="0" role="link"
onClick="window.location='http://www.google.com'">This is an ARIA link</div>

Characteristics

Superclass Role

  • command

Related Concepts

  • HTML a
  • HTML link

Supported States and Properties

  • aria-expanded

Inherited States and Properties

  • aria-atomic
  • aria-busy (state)
  • aria-controls
  • aria-current (state)
  • aria-describedby
  • aria-details
  • aria-disabled (state)
  • aria-dropeffect
  • aria-errormessage
  • aria-flowto
  • aria-grabbed (state)
  • aria-haspopup
  • aria-hidden (state)
  • aria-invalid (state)
  • aria-keyshortcuts
  • aria-label
  • aria-labelledby
  • aria-live
  • aria-owns
  • aria-relevant
  • aria-roledescription

Name From

  • contents
  • author

Accessible Name Required

  • True

Semantic HTML

Use the HTML <a> tag.

<a href="http://www.html5accessibility.com">HTML5 Accessibility</a>

Reference

W3C (opens new window)

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