WAI-ARIA: Role=Roletype

A landmark region that contains a collection of items and objects that, as a whole, combine to create a form. Description A landmark region that contains a collection of items and objects that, as a whole, combine to create a form. See related search. A form may be a mix of host language form controls,…

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 widget that allows the user to select one or more items from a list of choices. Description A widget that allows the user to select one or more items from a list of choices. See related combobox and list. Items within the list are static and, unlike standard HTML select elements, may contain images. List boxes…

The main content of a document. Description The main content of a document. This marks the content that is directly related to or expands upon the central topic of the document. The main role is a non-obtrusive alternative for “skip to main content” links, where the navigation option to go to the main content (or…

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…

Description A browser or application window. Elements with this role have a window-like behavior in a graphical user interface (GUI) context, regardless of whether they are implemented as a native window in the operating system, or merely as a section of the document styled to look like a window. Note: In the description of this role,…