Static Roles

Static roles can be included within standard HTML markup and require no scripting.

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Hamlet: Act 3, Scene 2
HAMLET
Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel?
POLONIUS
By th' mass, and 'tis like a camel indeed.
HAMLET
Methinks it is like a weasel.
POLONIUS
It is backed like a weasel.
HAMLET
Or like a whale.
POLONIUS
Very like a whale.

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All Static ARIA Roles

All of the following ARIA roles may be used within static HTML markup without any required scripting. (Click any role name to view implementation details.)

  • Landmark and Region Roles: banner, complementary, contentinfo, form, main, navigation, region, search
  • Structural Roles: article, definition, directory, document, feed, figure, heading, img, list, math, note, separator, table, term, toolbar
  • Specialty Roles: application, none, presentation