ARIA: note role
A note
role suggests a section whose content is parenthetic or ancillary to the main content.
Description
The note
role can be added to parenthetic or ancillary content if no other native element or other role fits the purpose.
Associated WAI-ARIA roles, states, and properties
aria-label
oraria-labelledby
(optional)-
Naming a note is optional, but can help screen reader users understand its context and purpose. The name can be provided using
aria-labelledby
if a visible label is present, otherwise witharia-label
.
Examples
html
<h1>Madam C. J. Walker</h1>
<p>
Madam C.J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and
political and social activist.
</p>
<h2>Early Life</h2>
…
<h2>Career</h2>
…
<p role="note" class="hilitebox">
At the height of the depression, Madam C. J. Walker trained 20,000 women to
sell hair pomade door-to-door
</p>
<h2>Activism and Philanthropy</h2>
…
In the above Wikipedia style entry for Madam C.J. Walker, the hilitebox
with role note
could have been a <blockquote>
if it contained a quote or <figcaption>
in a <figure>
if there was an associated image. In this case, as neither of those made sense, the note
role was added to add semantics to the parenthetic content.
Specifications
Specification |
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Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) # note |