Element: ariaDescription property
Baseline 2024Newly available
Since March 2024, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
TheariaDescription property of theElement interface reflects the value of thearia-description attribute, which defines a string value that describes or annotates the current element.
Value
A string.
Examples
In this example thearia-description attribute on the element with an ID ofclose-button is set to the string "A longer description of the function of this element". UsingariaDescription we can update the value.
html
<button aria-label="Close" aria-description="A longer description of the function of this element" > X</button>js
let el = document.getElementById("close-button");console.log(el.ariaDescription); // "A longer description of the function of this element"el.ariaDescription = "A different description";console.log(el.ariaDescription); // "A different description"Specifications
| Specification |
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| Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) # dom-ariamixin-ariadescription |