The ariaDescription property of the Element interface reflects the value of the aria-description attribute, which defines a string value that describes or annotates the current element.
Element.ariaDescription
Value
A DOMString.
Examples
In this example the aria-description attribute on the element with an ID of close-button is set to the string "A longer description of the function of this element". Using ariaDescription we can update the value.
<button aria-label="Close" aria-description="A longer description of the function of this element" id="close-button">X</button>
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
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
ariaDescription |
83
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83
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No
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No
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69
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No
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83
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83
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No
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59
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No
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13.0
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/ariaDescription
