How HTML elements are supported by screen readers
-- Typical support patterns of HTML elements by screen readers: -
+Typical support patterns of HTML elements by screen readers:
-
-
- - Identification of an element by role as the user moves through the content. - -
- - Announcement of the text content of an element. - -
- - Announcement of the start and end of an element. - -
- - Change in voice as the content of an element is announced. - -
- - Announcement of an elements accessible name and/or description - -
- - Announcement of states and properties. - -
- - Emission of a beep or other sound when an element with a - particular state or property receives - virtual focus. - -
- - Instructions on how to operate interactive elements such as form controls. - -
- - Navigation of elements by keyboard and “quick access” - lists of a particular elements, list items are linked to each - instance of an element on the page. +
- Identification of an element by role as the user moves + through the content. +
- Announcement of the text content of an element. +
- Announcement of the start and end of an element. +
- Change in voice as the content of an element is announced. +
- Announcement of an elements accessible name and/or + description +
- Announcement of states and properties. +
- Emission of a beep or other sound when an element with a + particular state or property receives virtual + + + focus. +
- Instructions on how to operate interactive elements such as + form controls. +
- Navigation of elements by keyboard and “quick access” lists + of a particular elements, list items are linked to each + instance of an element on the page.
- Note: The combination of patterns supported +
Note: The combination of patterns supported varies from element to element and support for a particular - element varies between screen reader software. -
+ element varies between screen reader software.Support legend
- means were have found this feature to be implemented interoperably (across multiple browsers) -
- means we have found that this feature is not implemented -
- means the element has no expected semantics. -
- means we are unsure whether this feature is supported, this may be due to lack of testing or lack of clarity around what 'support' of this feature is supposed to convey to the user. +
- means we + have found that this feature is not implemented +
- + means the element has no expected semantics. +
- means we + are unsure whether this feature is supported, this may be due + to lack of testing or lack of clarity around what 'support' of + this feature is supposed to convey to the user.
- JAWS testing - In progress -
- +JAWS testing - In progress
Element | Test Case | Represents | @@ -113,35 +121,31 @@Supported | Notes | ||||||||
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- a
+ | a
|
-
- |
-
- With
- With no With With no |
-
- With
- With no With With no |
With Support legend
- With no With no |
-
- With
- With no |
-
-
- With Link role announced before link text when cursored to, after via tab. - + With With no |
+
+ With Link role announced before link text when cursored to, + after via tab.
JAWS announces the type of link as follows:
With no No semantics conveyed or expected as No semantics conveyed or expected as |
||||
- abbr
+ | abbr
|
-
- abbr test
- |
+ abbr
+ test |
An abbreviation | Element content |
No special commands -JAWS can read |
-
- By default -Via preference +JAWS can read |
+
+ By default + +Via preference + |
No semantics conveyed by default -Note that expansions are not announced by default and that expansions provided using the Note that expansions are not announced by default and
+ that expansions provided using the |
|||
- address
+ | address
|
-
- address test
- |
- Contact information for a page or article element | -Element content when no accessible name present. | + address
+ test |
+ Contact information for a page or article + element | +Element content when no accessible name + present. | No special commands | -no accessible name -With accessible name |
- With accessible name address is announced as a group Group - accessible name, start/end. |
+
+ no accessible name + +With accessible name + + |
+ With accessible name address is announced
+ as a group Group - accessible name,
+ start/end. |
- area
+ | area
|
-
- area test
- |
+ area
+ test |
Hyperlink or dead area on an image map |
- "graphic", alt content (when navigated using the arrow keys or the link navigation keys.) -alt content, "image map" (when navigated using the "graphic", alt content (when navigated using + the arrow keys or the link navigation keys.) +alt content, "image map" (when navigated using
+ the |
Support legend |
- | Although area elements are links they are not conveyed as links aurally. | -||||
- aria-level
- |
-
- heading level
- |
+ Although area elements are links they are not conveyed + as links aurally. | +||||||||||
aria-level |
+ heading level |
heading levels greater than 6 | -
- "graphic", alt content (when navigated using the arrow keys or the link navigation keys.) -alt content, "image map" (when navigated using the | not supported, all aria-level reported as
+ h2 |
|
- - | Issue filed: JAWS does not support aria-level on h1-h6 | -+ |
+ Issue filed: JAWS + + does not support aria-level on h1-h6 | +|||
- article
+ | article
|
-
- article test
- |
+ article
+ test |
Self-contained syndicatable or reusable composition | "article" element content "article end" |
|
- | Included as a navigable region < JAWS 2018 | +Included as a navigable region < JAWS 2018 | |||
- aside
+ | aside
|
-
- aside test
- |
+ aside
+ test |
Sidebar for tangentially related content | -- "Complimentary information" element content "complimentary information end" - | +"Complimentary information" element content + "complimentary information end" |
|
+ | Included as a navigable region | |||
- audio
+ | audio
|
-
- audio test
- |
+ audio
+ test |
Audio player | -"audio" "group+accessible name" announces controls as navigated. | -
- If the audio element has a controls attribute the buttons in the UI are navigable using button commands.
- |
+ "audio" "group+accessible name" announces + controls as navigated. | + If the audio element has a controls
+ attribute the buttons in the UI are navigable using button commands. |
+ | |||
- b
+ | b
|
-
- b test
- |
+ b
+ test |
Keywords | Element content | No special commands | - | Refer to: Screen Readers support for text level HTML semantics | +Refer to: Screen + + + Readers support for text level HTML semantics | |||
- base
+ | base
|
- - No test - | -- Base URL and default target - browsing context for - hyperlinks + | No test | +Base URL and default target browsing + + + context for hyperlinks and forms | None expected | No special commands | + | No UI | |||
- bdi
+ | bdi
|
-
- bdi test
- |
+ bdi
+ test |
Text directionality isolation | Element content | No special commands | + | No semantics conveyed | ||||
- bdo
+ | bdo
|
-
- bdo test
- |
+ bdo
+ test |
Text directionality formatting | Element content | No special commands | + | No semantics conveyed | ||||
- blockquote
+ | blockquote
|
-
- blockquote test
- |
+ blockquote
+ test |
A section quoted from another source | "Blockquote" element content "blockquote end" |
@@ -439,48 +556,61 @@ Support legend |
- | Semantics conveyed via navigation and element name announcement. | +Semantics conveyed via navigation and element name + announcement. | |||
- body
+ | body
|
-
- body test
- |
+ body
+ test |
Document body | Element content | No special commands | + |
No semantics conveyed Is included in focus order in most browsers. |
||||
- br
+ | br
|
-
- br test
- |
+ br
+ test |
Line break, e.g. in poem or postal address | No special commands | -+ | + |
Line break | ||||
- button
+ | button
|
-
- button test
- |
+ button
+ test |
Button control | text label "button" |
@@ -491,240 +621,324 @@ Support legend |
- | Semantics conveyed via navigation and element name announcement | +Semantics conveyed via navigation and element name + announcement | |||
- canvas
+ | canvas
|
-
- canvas test
- |
+ canvas
+ test |
Scriptable bitmap canvas | -"graphic" element content | +"graphic" element content | No special commands | - |
- The canvas is 'transparent' for screen reader users. HTML content included in the HTML5 canvas sub DOM is announced and navigable by screen reader users and is navigable by keyboard users. Note: advised to add role=presentation to <canvas> to avoid unecssary repetition of graphic role information.
- |
- |||
- caption
- |
-
- caption test
- |
+ The canvas is 'transparent' for screen reader users.
+ HTML content included in the HTML5
+ canvas sub DOM is announced and navigable by screen
+ reader users and is navigable by keyboard users. Note:
+ advised to add role=presentation to <canvas>
+ to avoid unecssary repetition of graphic role information.
+ |
+ ||||||||||
caption
+ |
+ caption
+ test |
Table caption | Element content | No special commands | - | - Announced when a table is navigated to. Used as table title in the table list (List Tables CTRL+INSERT+T) dialog. - | -||||||
- cite
- |
-
- cite test
- |
+ Announced when a table is navigated to. Used as table + title in the table list (List Tables CTRL+INSERT+T) + dialog. | +||||||||||
cite
+ |
+ cite
+ test |
Reference to a creative work | Element content | No special commands | -- | No semantics conveyed or expected as | + |
+
+ No semantics conveyed or expected as |
||||
- code
+ | code
|
-
- code test
- |
+ code
+ test |
Computer code | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- col
+ | col
|
- - No test - | +No test | Table column | None expected | No special commands | + | No semantics conveyed | ||||
- colgroup
+ | colgroup
|
-
- colgroup test
- |
+ colgroup
+ test |
Group of columns in a table | None expected | No special commands | + | |||||
- data
+ | data
|
-
- data test
- |
+ data
+ test |
Machine-readable equivalent | Element content | No special commands | + | No semantics conveyed | ||||
- datalist
+ | datalist
|
+ datalist
+ test |
+ Container for options for combo + + + box control |
- datalist test
- |
-
- Container for options for combo box control
+ "combobox, to change the selection use the arrow keys + or type the value" |
- "combobox, to change the selection use the arrow keys or type the value" - |
-
|
- - | - - | -|||
- dd
- |
-
- dd test
- |
- - Content for corresponding dt element(s) + | ++ |
+ + | ||||||||
dd
+ |
+ dd
+ test |
+ Content for corresponding dt + element(s) | Element content | - |
- Included as part of dt list item, user must use arrow down for content to be announced. If user navigates via list item navigation (Next Item in a List I) from dt then dd content will not be announced.
- |
- |||||||
- del
- |
-
- del test
- |
+ Included as part of dt list item, user
+ must use arrow down for content to be
+ announced. If user navigates via list item navigation
+ (Next Item in a List I) from dt
+ then dd content will not be announced. |
+ ||||||||||
del
+ |
+ del
+ test |
A removal from the document | -voice change, deletion Element content end deletion | +voice change, deletion Element content end + deletion | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | ||||
- details
+ | details
|
-
- details test
- |
+ details
+ test |
Disclosure widget container | -When the details element has an accessible name it is announced along with group start/end. | +When the details element has an accessible name it is + announced along with group start/end. | - | Refer to summary element |
+ Refer to summary
+ element |
|||
- dfn
+ | dfn
|
-
- dfn test
- |
+ dfn
+ test |
Defining instance of a term | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- dialog
+ | ||||||||||||
dialog
|
- - No test - | +No test | - | |||||||||
- div
+ | div
|
-
- div test
- |
+ div
+ test |
Generic flow container | Element content |
|
+ | No semantics conveyed | ||||
- dl
+ | dl
|
-
- dl test
- |
- Association list consisting of zero or more name-value groups | + dl
+ test |
+ Association list consisting of zero or more name-value + groups |
Support legend |
+ | |||||
- dt
+ | dt
|
-
- dt test
- |
- - Legend for corresponding dd element(s) - | + dt
+ test |
+ Legend for corresponding dd + element(s) | Element content |
Support legend |
+ | Identified as a list item | |||
- em
+ | em
|
-
- em test
- |
+ em
+ test |
Stress emphasis | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- embed
+ | embed
|
-
- embed test
- |
- - Plugins + | embed
+ test |
+ Plugins | - | + | + |
||||
- fieldset
+ | fieldset
|
-
- fieldset test
- |
+ fieldset
+ test |
Group of form controls | -"Group start" legend content ... "Group end" | -No special commands, fieldset presence and accessible name announced when first control child is navigated to using virtual keys navigation keys for the child control. | +"Group start" legend content ... "Group end" | +No special commands, fieldset presence and accessible + name announced when first control child is navigated to + using virtual keys navigation keys for the child control. | - | Only when fieldset has an accessible name via legend or other method. |
+ Only when fieldset has an accessible name
+ via legend or other method. |
|
- figcaption
+ | figcaption
|
-
- figcaption test
- |
- - Caption for figure + | figcaption
+ test |
+ Caption for figure | Element content | No special commands | + | ||||
- figure
+ | figure
|
-
- figure test
- |
+ figure
+ test |
Figure with optional caption | -- "Figure start" - figcaption content, element content, figcaption content "Figure end" - | +"Figure start" figcaption content, element + content, figcaption content "Figure end" | No special commands | + | ||||
- footer
+ | footer
|
-
- footer test
- |
+ footer
+ test |
Footer for a page or section | -"Content information" element content "content information end" | +"Content information" element content "content + information end" |
|
+ | ||||
- form
+ | form
|
-
- form test
- |
+ form
+ test |
User-submittable form |
-
|
+ No semantics conveyed | ||||||
- h1 - h6
- |
-
- h1 - h6 test
- |
+ h1
+
+
+ - h6 |
+ h1
+
+
+ - h6 test |
Section heading |
@@ -894,58 +1183,86 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- head
+ | head
|
- - No test - | +No test | Container for document metadata | None expected | No special commands | -+ | + |
No UI | |||
- header
+ | header
|
-
- header test
- |
+ header
+ test |
Introductory or navigational aids for a page or section |
-
|
+ | ||||||
- hr
+ | hr
|
-
- hr test
- |
+ hr
+ test |
Thematic break | "separator" |
@@ -955,51 +1272,73 @@ Support legend |
+ | |||||
- html
+ | html
|
- - No test - | +No test | Root element | None expected | No special commands | -+ | + |
||||
- i
+ | i
|
-
- i test
- |
+ i
+ test |
Alternate voice | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- iframe
+ | iframe
|
-
- |
- - Nested browsing context + + | +Nested + + + browsing context |
Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- img
+ | img
|
-
- img test
- |
+ img
+ test |
Image | "graphic" alt attribute content |
@@ -1030,17 +1376,28 @@ Support legend |
+ | |||||
- input [button]
- |
-
- input [button] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [button] |
+ input
+
+
+ [button] test |
Button control |
@@ -1051,17 +1408,28 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- input [checkbox]
- |
-
- input [checkbox] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [checkbox] |
+ input
+
+
+ [checkbox] test |
Checkbox control |
@@ -1072,38 +1440,70 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- input [color]
- |
-
- input [color] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [color] |
+ input
+
+
+ [color] test |
Colour picker control | no special commands? | - | Identified as button by JAWS but not navigable using button navigation keys. | -|||||
- input [date]
- |
-
- input [date] test
- |
+ Identified as button by JAWS but not navigable using + button navigation keys. | +||||||||||
input
+
+
+ [date] |
+ input
+
+
+ [date] test |
date (day/month year) picker control | + | |||||||||
- input [email]
- |
-
- input [email] test
- |
+ |||||||||||
input
+
+
+ [email] |
+ input
+
+
+ [email] test |
text control for inputting email address |
@@ -1134,16 +1535,31 @@ Support legend |
- + | + |
|||||||
- input [file]
- |
-
- input [file] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [file] |
+ input
+
+
+ [file] test |
File chooser control |
@@ -1159,17 +1575,26 @@ Support legend |
- | As it's a composite control, it can be navigated to using either button or edit commands. | -|||||
- input [hidden]
- |
- - No test - | +As it's a composite control, it can be navigated to + using either button or edit commands. | +||||||||||
input
+
+
+ [hidden] |
+ No test | hidden form control | None expected | No special commands | @@ -1177,12 +1602,14 @@No UI | |||||||
- input [image]
- |
-
- input [image] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [image] |
+ input
+
+
+ [image] test |
Button control |
@@ -1193,8 +1620,17 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- input [number]
- |
-
- input [number] test
- |
+ |||||||||||
input
+
+
+ [number] |
+ input
+
+
+ [number] test |
Spin box control |
- "Edit, spin box" label content -+ "Edit, spin box" label content +
|
Support legend |
- |
- Note: value in edit box announced as changed increase/decreased using arrow keys. ++ |
+
+ Note: value in edit box announced as + changed increase/decreased using arrow keys. spin buttons included in button commands.
Support legend |
|||||
- input [password]
- |
-
- input [password] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [password] |
+ input
+
+
+ [password] test |
Text control for inputting a password | -- Label content "password edit" - | +Label content "password edit" |
Support legend |
- | Note: keyboard character input announced as "star" | -|||
- input [range]
- |
-
- input [range] test
- |
+ Note: keyboard character input + announced as "star" | +||||||||||
input
+
+
+ [range] |
+ input
+
+
+ [range] test |
slider control | -- Label content "left, right slider to decrease or increase use the arrow keys" current value - | +Label content "left, right slider to decrease + or increase use the arrow keys" current value |
Support legend
|
- |
- Note: When slider has no accessible name (label) or is disabled or readonly, it is identified (incorrectly) as an edit box. - also depended on how it is navigated to (arrow keys, tab key or edit/form control navigation keys). ++ |
+
+ Note: When slider has no accessible + name (label) or is disabled or readonly, it is + identified (incorrectly) as an edit box. - also depended + on how it is navigated to (arrow keys, tab key or + edit/form control navigation keys). Slider value announced as it changes. |
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- input [radio]
- |
-
- input [radio] , test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [radio] |
+ input
+
+
+ [radio] , test |
single choice from a set of options | -"radio button checked/not checked" label content "x of y" where x = position in radio group, y = number of radio buttons in group. | +"radio button checked/not checked" label content + "x of y" where x = position in radio group, y = number of + radio buttons in group. |
|
+ | ||||
- input [reset]
- |
-
- input [reset] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [reset] |
+ input
+
+
+ [reset] test |
Button control for resetting a form |
@@ -1337,17 +1831,28 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- input [search]
- |
-
- input [search] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [search] |
+ input
+
+
+ [search] test |
Text control for inputting search terms |
@@ -1357,16 +1862,29 @@ Support legend |
- + | + |
|||||
- input [submit]
- |
-
- input [submit] test
- |
+ input
+ [submit] |
+ input
+
+
+ [submit] test |
Button control for submitting a form |
@@ -1377,17 +1895,28 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- input [tel]
- |
-
- input [tel] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [tel] |
+ input
+
+
+ [tel] test |
text box control for inputting a phone number |
@@ -1397,16 +1926,28 @@ Support legend |
- + | + |
|||||
- input [text]
- |
-
- input [text] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [text] |
+ input
+
+
+ [text] test |
text box control |
@@ -1417,32 +1958,54 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- input [time]
- |
-
- input [time] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [time] |
+ input
+
+
+ [time] test |
Control for setting a specific time. | + | |||||||
- input [url]
- |
-
- input [url] test
- |
+ input
+
+
+ [url] |
+ input
+
+
+ [url] test |
Text control for inputting a URL |
@@ -1452,7 +2015,17 @@ Support legend |
- + | + |
|||||
+ |
+ + |
+ + |
+ + |
+ + |
+ + |
+ |||||||
- ins test
-
+ | ins |
+ ins
+ test |
An addition to the document | -Element content | +
+ voice change +insertion/end insertion + Element content |
No special commands | -- | No semantics conveyed | ++ |
+ + |
||
- kbd
+ | kbd
|
-
- kbd test
- |
+ kbd
+ test |
User input | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- label
+ | ||||||||||||
label
|
-
- label test
- |
+ label
+ test |
Caption for a form control | + | ||||||||
- legend
+ | legend
|
-
- legend test
- |
-
- Caption for fieldset
+ | legend
+ test |
+ Caption for fieldset
|
+ | Refer to fieldset element | |||||
- li
+ | li
|
-
- ul > li test
- and - ol > li test
- |
+ ul
+
+
+ > li test + and + ol
+
+
+ > li test |
List item |
@@ -1557,17 +2201,23 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- link
+ | link
|
- - No test - | +No test | Link metadata | None expected | No special commands | @@ -1575,53 +2225,70 @@No UI | |||||
- main
- |
-
- main test
- |
+ main
+ |
+ main
+ test |
Main content of a document |
|
+ | ||||||
- map
+ | map
|
-
- map test
- |
- - Image map - | + map
+ test |
+ Image + + + map | None expected | No special commands | No UI | ||||
- mark
+ | mark
|
-
- mark test
- |
+ mark
+ test |
Highlight | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- meta
+ | ||||||||||||
meta
|
- - No test - | +No test | Text metadata | None expected | No special commands | @@ -1677,46 +2340,64 @@No UI | ||||||
- meter
+ | meter
|
-
- meter test
- |
+ meter
+ test |
Gauge | No special commands | -+ | + |
|||||
- nav
+ | nav
|
-
- nav test
- |
+ nav
+ test |
Section with navigational links |
|
+ | ||||||
- noscript
+ | noscript
|
- - No test - | +No test | Fallback content for script | None expected | @@ -1724,35 +2405,42 @@ | ||||||
- object
+ | object
|
-
- object test
- |
- - Image, - nested browsing context, or - plugin - | + object
+ test |
+ Image, nested browsing context, or plugin |
|
- + | + |
||||
- ol
+ | ol
|
-
- ol test
- |
+ ol
+ test |
Ordered list |
@@ -1765,58 +2453,94 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- optgroup
+ | optgroup
|
-
- optgroup test
- |
+ optgroup
+ test |
Group of options in a list box | No special commands | -+ | + |
|||||
- option
+ | option
|
-
- option test
- |
+ option
+ test |
Option in a list box or combo box control | + | |||||||
- output
+ | output
|
-
- output test
- |
+ output
+ test |
Calculated output value | - | + | + |
No semantics conveyed | ||||
- p
+ | p
|
-
- p test
- |
+ p
+ test |
Paragraph | Element content |
@@ -1827,19 +2551,25 @@ Support legend |
- | No aural semantics, conveyed via navigation and paragraph list. | -||||
- param (obsolete)
- |
- - No test - | -
- Parameter for object
+ + |
+ No aural semantics, conveyed via navigation and + paragraph list. | +|||||||||
param
+ (obsolete) |
+ No test | +Parameter for object | None expected | No special commands | @@ -1847,12 +2577,9 @@No UI | |||||||
- picture
+ | picture
|
- - No test - | +No test | None expected | No special commands | @@ -1860,12 +2587,10 @@No UI | ||||||
- pre
+ | pre
|
-
- pre test
- |
+ pre
+ test |
Block of preformatted text | Element content | No special commands | @@ -1873,54 +2598,82 @@No semantics conveyed | |||||
- progress |
-
- progress test
- |
+ progress |
+ progress
+ test |
Progress bar |
-
- |
No special commands | - |
-
- Progress bars are not inherently focusable. But if a progress bar has a - Progress bars can be navigated to via P quick key. The accessible name of the progress will be announced when focused in this manner. - ++ |
+
+ Progress bars are not inherently focusable. But if a
+ progress bar has a Progress bars can be navigated to via P + quick key. The accessible name of the progress will be + announced when focused in this manner. |
|||
- q
+ | q
|
-
- q test
- |
+ q
+ test |
Quotation | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
||||
- rb
+ | rb
|
- - No test - | +No test | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | ||||
- rp
+ | ||||||||||||
rp
|
- - No test - | +No test | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||||
- rt
+ | rt
|
- - No test - | +No test | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | ||||
- rtc
+ | rtc
|
- - No test - | +No test | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | ||||
- ruby
+ | ruby
|
- - No test - | +No test | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
|||||
- samp
+ | samp
|
-
- samp test
- |
+ samp
+ test |
Computer output | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- s
+ | s
|
-
- s test
- |
+ s
+ test |
Inaccurate text | Element content | @@ -2013,12 +2814,9 @@ | ||||||
- script
+ | script
|
- - No test - | +No test | Embedded script | None expected | No special commands | @@ -2026,28 +2824,39 @@No UI | |||||
- section
+ | section
|
- - | + + +Generic document or application section | - | No semantics conveyed unless the section has an accessible name. | +No semantics conveyed unless the section has an + accessible name. | ||||||
- select
+ | select
|
-
- select test
- |
+ select
+ test |
List box control |
@@ -2058,35 +2867,49 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- small
+ | small
|
-
- small test
- |
+ small
+ test |
Side comment | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- source
+ | source
|
- - No test - | -- Media source for - video - or - audio + | No test | +Media source for video + or audio | None expected | No special commands | @@ -2094,12 +2917,10 @@No UI | ||||
- span
+ | span
|
-
- span test
- |
+ span
+ test |
Generic phrasing container | None expected | No special commands | @@ -2107,25 +2928,33 @@No semantics conveyed | |||||
- strong
+ | strong
|
-
- strong test
- |
+ strong
+ test |
Importance | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- style
+ | style
|
- - No test - | +No test | Embedded styling information | None expected | No special commands | @@ -2133,78 +2962,118 @@No UI | |||||
- sub
+ | sub
|
-
- sub test
- |
+ sub
+ test |
Subscript | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
-
- summary
-
- |
-
- summary test
- |
+
+ summary |
+ summary
+ test |
disclosure widget control/label | button label text expanded/collapsed | -
+ |
+ |
- | Article How do you figure? includes JAWS support notes. | +Article How + + + do you figure? includes JAWS support notes. | ||
- sup
+ | sup
|
-
- sup test
- |
+ sup
+ test |
Superscript | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- svg
+ | svg
|
-
- svg test
- |
+ svg
+ test |
No special commands | -+ | + |
||||||
-
- table
-
- |
+
+ table |
-
- |
Data table | @@ -2213,21 +3082,30 @@ | + | |||||||
- tbody
+ | tbody
|
-
- tbody test
- |
+ tbody
+ test |
Group of rows in a data table | Element content | No special commands | @@ -2235,37 +3113,48 @@No semantics conveyed | |||||
- td
+ | td
|
-
- td test
- |
+ td
+ test |
Data cell in a data table |
-
|
+ | ||||||
- template
+ | template
|
- - No test - | +No test | Template | None expected | No special commands | @@ -2273,150 +3162,232 @@No UI | |||||
- textarea
+ | textarea
|
-
- textarea test
- |
+ textarea
+ test |
Multiline text field | label(if present), role, indication if it contains text. | -
+ |
- | JAWS does not announce the content of a text area when navigated to. If the |
+ textarea has text in it; "Contains text" is announced. Refer to issue 42+ |
+ JAWS does not announce the content of a text area when
+ navigated to. If the textarea has text in
+ it; "Contains text" is announced. Refer to issue
+
+
+ 42 |
||
- tfoot
+ | tfoot
|
-
- tfoot test
- |
+ tfoot
+ test |
Group of footer rows in a data table | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- th
+ | th
|
-
- th test
- |
+ th
+ test |
Header cell in a data table | + | |||||||
- thead
+ | thead
|
-
- thead test
- |
+ thead
+ test |
Group of header rows in a data table | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- time
+ | time
|
-
- time test
- |
- Machine-readable equivalent of date- or time-related data | + time
+ test |
+ Machine-readable equivalent of date- or time-related + data | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | ||
- title
+ | title
|
- - No test - | +No test | Document title | Element content | Read Window Title INSERT+T | - | Semantics conveyed via navigation and announcement key stroke. | +Semantics conveyed via navigation and announcement key + stroke. | |||
- tr
+ | tr
|
-
- tr test
- |
+ tr
+ test |
Data table row |
-
|
+ | ||||||
- track
+ | track
|
-
- track test
- |
+ track
+ test |
Timed text track | Caption display control | No special commands | -+ | + |
||||
- u
+ | u
|
-
- u test
- |
+ u
+ test |
Keywords | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- ul
+ | ul
|
-
- ul test
- |
+ ul
+ test |
Unordered List |
@@ -2429,52 +3400,89 @@ Support legend |
+ | ||||||
- var
+ | var
|
-
- var test
- |
+ var
+ test |
Variable | Element content | No special commands | -+ | + |
No semantics conveyed | |||
- video
+ | video
|
-
- video test
- |
+ video
+ test |
Video Player | -"video" "group+accessible name" announces controls as navigated. | +"video" "group+accessible name" announces + controls as navigated. | - | + | + |
|||
- wbr
+ | wbr
|
- - No test - | +No test | Line breaking opportunity | None expected | No special commands | -+ | + |
No UI | |||
Element | Test Case | Represents | @@ -2485,11 +3493,11 @@