Aria semantics

As explained in React in Depth

An ARIA role is a semantic classification that describes how an element should be understood and interacted with by users and assistive technologies.

How React in Depth covers it

How deep it goes

Defines native roles and applies them in a focused test, but does not develop ARIA authoring rules or custom-role design.

Examples

Uses a MenuItem containing li and a elements, tested through listitem and link role queries.

What it assumes

Assumes familiarity with React components, JSX, and test assertions while explaining native roles from their usage.

What you can do after

Apply via React Testing Library by locating elements through roles and asserting accessible component behavior.

How it connects

Connects ARIA roles with accessibility, screen readers, semantic HTML, and React Testing Library queries.

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  D3.js in Action, Third EditionThe role attribute assigns an accessibility semantic that describes how an element should be interpreted by assistive technologies.
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  Data Analysis with LLMsA role attribute identifies the source type of a chat message, such as user, assistant, or system.
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  WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websitesAn ARIA role is a semantic label assigned to an HTML element to identify its interface purpose or content type to assistive technologies.

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Related concepts

• getByRoleused by · getByRole is a user-interface testing query that locates an element by its accessible role and optionally its accessible name.
• WAI-ARIAhas part · WAI-ARIA is a W3C specification defining roles, states, properties, and other accessibility semantics for communicating web interface information to assistive technologies.
• HTMLpart of · HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language for structuring content and elements in web documents.

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