Description New in ARIA 1.1 A word or phrase with a corresponding definition. See related definition.The term role is used to explicitly identify a word or phrase for which a definition has been provided by the author or is expected to be provided by the user. Authors SHOULD NOT use the term role on interactive…
Description A type of input that allows free-form text as its value. If the aria-multiline attribute is true, the widget accepts line breaks within the input, as in an HTML textarea. Otherwise, this is a simple text box. The intended use is for languages that do not have a text input element, or cases in…
Description A type of live region containing a numerical counter which indicates an amount of elapsed time from a start point, or the time remaining until an end point. The text contents of the timer object indicate the current time measurement, and are updated as that amount changes. The timer value is not necessarily machine…
Description A collection of commonly used function buttons or controls represented in compact visual form. The toolbar is often a subset of functions found in a menubar, designed to reduce user effort in using these functions. Authors MUST supply a label on each toolbar when the application contains more than one toolbar. Authors MAY manage…
Description A contextual popup that displays a description for an element. The tooltip typically becomes visible in response to a mouse hover, or after the owning element receives keyboard focus. In each of these cases, authors SHOULD display the tooltip after a short delay. The use of a WAI-ARIA tooltip is a supplement to the…
Description A type of list that may contain sub-level nested groups that can be collapsed and expanded. To be keyboard accessible, authors SHOULD manage focus of descendants for all instances of this role, as described in Managing Focus. Elements with the role tree have an implicit aria-orientation value of vertical. Role=Tree Example HTML Example In…
