Element: ariaHidden property
Baseline 2023Newly available
Since October 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
TheariaHidden property of theElement interface reflects the value of thearia-hidden) attribute, which indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API.
Value
A string with one of the following values:
"true"The element is hidden from the accessibility API.
"false"The element is exposed to the accessibility API as if it were rendered.
"undefined"The element's hidden state is determined by the user agent based on whether it is rendered.
Examples
In this example thearia-hidden attribute on the element with an ID ofhidden is set to "true". UsingariaHidden we update the value to "false".
html
<div aria-hidden="true">Some things are better left unsaid.</div>js
let el = document.getElementById("hidden");console.log(el.ariaHidden); // trueel.ariaHidden = "false";console.log(el.ariaHidden); // falseSpecifications
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| Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) # dom-ariamixin-ariahidden |