WAI-ARIA: Role=Link

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WAI-ARIA: Role=Link
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.

Screen Reader Support For Role=Link

ExpectationJAWSNarratorNVDAOrcaTalkBackVoiceOver (iOS)VoiceOver (macOS)
ChromeEdgeFirefoxEdgeChromeEdgeFirefoxFirefoxChromeSafariSafari
MUST convey its namesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported
MUST convey its rolesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported

Example

HTML Example

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

Characteristics

Superclass Role

Related Concepts

  • HTML a
  • HTML link

Supported States and Properties

Inherited States and Properties

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

  • WAI-ARIA 1.2 Specification
    Refer to the notes from the WAI-ARIA 1.2 specification for more information on role=link
  • A11Y Support
    The screenreader compatibility for each of the ARIA attributes is taken from the A11Y Support. Please refer to the original source if screenreader compatibility is updated for role=link.

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