Rule ID |
Widget 12 |
Definition |
The label for elements with a widget roles on a page must sufficiently describe its purpose. |
Purpose |
- Labels that are sufficiently descriptive make it possible for people to understand the purposes of elements with widget roles on the page.
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Required |
Yes for HTML4 Legacy Techniques ruleset mapping |
WCAG Success Criteria |
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA, Primary Success Criterion)
Other Related Success Criterion:
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Rule Category |
Widgets/Scripting |
Scope |
Element |
Target Resources |
Elements with widget roles on a page
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Techniques |
- In some cases the child text nodes and
alt from descendant image elements will be used as the label for elements with widget roles.
- Use
aria-labelledby attribute to reference the id(s) of the elements on the page to label elements with widget roles.
- Use
aria-label attribute to provide a explicit label for an element with a widget role.
- Elements with grouping widget roles may not receive keyboard focus, but giving them a label provides users of assistive technologies a more accurate description of the purpose of the widget
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Manual Checks |
- Good labels are both concise and descriptive of the element with widget role purpose.
- If element with widget roles are arranged in groups, make sure labels include grouping information.
- Consider using
aria-describedby to provide references to instructions or error information.
- When there is more than one widget of the same type on a page, they need an label for users to uniquely identify the form control.
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Informational Links |
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